by Mitch Randall | Mar 11, 2021 | Opinion
John Lewis, the late U.S. Representative from Georgia, once said, “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.” For most of his life, Lewis got into “good trouble,” advocating for the voting rights of...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 22, 2020 | Opinion
When Americans cast their votes, they exercise a sacred right as a free people responsible for self-governance. All across the United States, citizens are currently exercising that right; some standing in long lines for early voting while others prepare to mail in...
by Mitch Randall | Sep 24, 2020 | Opinion
In his recent book, His Truth Is Marching On, historian Jon Meacham recalls a childhood story about the late U.S. congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Lewis grew up outside of Troy, Alabama, where the church became a central part of his life. Lewis looked...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 11, 2020 | Opinion
It’s bewildering to reckon with the interlocking crises we face. To name only some of them: soaring case rates of COVID-19 infections, overburdened hospitals, politicization of mask-wearing and school-opening, rising unemployment, nonprofits cutting staff or closing...
by Amanda Hiley | Jul 31, 2020 | Opinion
John Lewis crossed the river Jordan on July 17, 2020, and last Sunday, I went to Selma to see him cross the Alabama River one last time. I went because his last crossing simply had to be so very different from the first, with all the power we have within us to make...
