by Takim Williams | Mar 15, 2017 | #InContext
By: TAKIM WILLIAMS Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849. She made her way from her Maryland plantation to the city of Philadelphia, where she was able to find work and save money. Yet she was not satisfied by her own freedom. She returned to Maryland to escort...
by Takim Williams | Mar 1, 2017 | #InContext
In 1918, Nelson Mandela was born into a system of racial segregation and discrimination that would later become known as apartheid. Growing up in his South African village of Mvezo, he longed to pursue black freedom and equality just as his ancestors had...
by Kelli Ross | Feb 27, 2017 | In the News
Founding Director John Richmond spoke at Trinity Christian College on Feb. 24, as part of their 2017 WorldView series. During his visit, he shared information and insights into the scourge of human trafficking. Click here to continue reading.
by Takim Williams | Feb 22, 2017 | #InContext
“Justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love feels like in private,” said Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. The provocative black intellectual has...
by Takim Williams | Feb 16, 2017 | #InContext, Uncategorized
Over the course of her 86-year life, Maya Angelou was an accomplished singer, actor, dancer, poet, playwright, author, historian, and civil rights activist. President Barack Obama honored her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010 in celebration of each area...
