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...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 24, 2020 | Opinion
What were you doing when you were 23 years old? I ask this question every time I give a public presentation about my experiences serving as a police officer in St. Louis. People usually respond they were just graduating from college, just entering the workforce or...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 23, 2020 | Opinion
If heroes are made in the trenches fighting for freedom, John Lewis – civil-rights icon and United States congressman from Georgia – always will be remembered among the hallowed ranks of America’s greatest leaders for enduring brutality while peacefully helping move...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 22, 2020 | Opinion
“I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.” These are the words of congressional representative and civil rights legend, U.S. Rep. John Lewis,...
by Aaron Weaver | Jul 22, 2020 | Opinion
Keep the faith. That was the message U.S. Rep. John Lewis left when signing copies of his acclaimed memoir of the civil rights movement, “Walking with the Wind.” When I first met the civil-rights icon, my faith was ever forming; the convictions and commitments I carry...
