My Fellow Citizens, In an instant, the right song has the power to transport across time and space to some past moment. On this day, there’s a song that transports me to a moment that we share. At some point in the day, every April 4th, I think “A
Quotes to Think By: Dr. King and the Need for Creative Extremists What principles motivate our extremism? What can we make of a world on fire? That question gave shape to a recent Questions of Civic Proportions Newsletter. There was another question in the background—What do you see when
It’s time to act. Heather Heyer updated her Facebook page shortly before she was murdered by racial hate in Charlottesville this weekend. She added the quote, “If you aren’t outraged, you aren’t paying attention.” Be outraged. Find a cause in your community and become an active agent
In his tribute to Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Henry Louis Gates reflects on an interview from a few years ago. Gates shares that what was remarkable was “for one still so young, Mr. Pinckney was deeply aware of the history he carried within himself, a history of the courageous and the
We’ve all heard the sound clip of MLK’s speech from 50 years ago when thousands joined him and other leaders for the March on Washington. The refrain, “I have a dream” might be even be more recognizable to today’s students than pictures of the man himself. Whatever