Is ICE Having Its Bull Connor Moment?

Is ICE Having Its Bull Connor Moment?

Those of us who have been around the track more than a few times are familiar with the feeling that comes in response to certain patterns of experience: “I think I’ve seen this movie before.” More than 60 years ago, in the decade-long process of nonviolent...
MLK Day is Not a Time for Comfort

MLK Day is Not a Time for Comfort

I vividly remember the exact moment. I was in seminary, having fled my native South to New York City. I was embarrassed at being a Baptist, at being a white Southerner, and not entirely sure if I was a believer. But the “God question” wouldn’t go away. A mighty...
Before Ice Raids, There Was Stop and Frisk

Before Ice Raids, There Was Stop and Frisk

Before ICE raids terrorized American neighborhoods, there was stop-and-frisk. In marginalized communities, where its members’ civil liberties have been historically threatened by organized violence, the country behaving like a police state is unsurprising.  Political...