by Starlette Thomas | Apr 4, 2023 | Feature-, News
The Noose to Needle Project launched on March 29. A virtual panel discussion titled, “Noose to Needle: How Slavery, Lynching, and Racial Terror Birthed the Modern-Day Death Penalty,” was part of the project’s official launch. Spearheaded by attorney and advocate...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 30, 2023 | Feature-, News
Oklahomans for Grace and the EJUSA Evangelical Network co-sponsored a panel discussion on Oklahoma’s death penalty at Saint John’s Episcopal Church located in Oklahoma City on March 25. The audience was invited to reimagine accountability when harm happens....
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Tennessee GOP lawmaker Paul Sherrell wants to reinstate hangings to execute death row inmates. This cruel and unusual punishment – a historic symbol of terror and vigilante justice for African Americans – is yet another reminder that we are never too far removed from...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 3, 2023 | Feature-, News
A group of Oklahoma state lawmakers and pro-life advocates gathered to call for a moratorium on the death penalty. The Oklahoma Chapter of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty joined state lawmakers at the Capitol on February 22 demanding change and...
by Brett Harris | Dec 16, 2021 | Opinion
I was really looking forward to this Christmas season. Our church was going to be returning to worship in our sanctuary and gathering for Sunday school in-person for the first time in nearly two years. The excitement around our congregation was palpable. Then, the...
