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Relationships and Popcorn: According to Jenna
Here’s a fun fact: along with being a part of the New Baptist Covenant leadership team, Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins, our executive director, and I are both mayors of small boroughs in Pennsylvania. It’s how we met. In the summer of 2017, we were both campaigning, both...
Join us for a “Friend-Raiser”! We’re #PoppingForJustice
Our #PoppingForJustice Friend-raiser will raise money for education, programming, and awareness initiatives geared toward racial reconciliation and eradicating divides which plague our communities on a local and national level. SAVE THE DATES! Our fundraiser...
“Systemic Racism is Real. Be One Another’s Church.”
"Systemic Racism is Real. Be One Another's Church." 20 years ago, I joined a church-affiliated golfing group of about fifteen African American men. Over the years, our group has morphed into a support group where we share our blessings and burdens with one another....
Ending Violence in America!
In the past several months, cities across America have experienced a dramatic increase in violence caused by guns and by motor vehicles used as weapons. Today, I question the inadequate response of law enforcement in investigating the crimes committed and determining...
Words for the Journey – “I, Too, Am American”
Langston Hughes’ poem, “Let America Be America Again” has been reverberating and ricocheting in my consciousness for the last several weeks. I am especially moved by Alfre Woodard’s narration in this Video produced by MoveOn.org. The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa...
Pride Month
Pride Month provides Baptists another opportunity to reflect on our commitment to equal rights. Just how expansive - or restrictive - is our full inclusion of all human beings? As Baptists, we have made great strides and have often provided stellar direction in the...