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Monday, February 19th, 2007Much love and appreciation to Rev. Dr. Alfred Cockfield and his wife Linette Savory-Cockfield of God’s Battalion of Prayer Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn, for inviting me to preach at their Black History Month “Celebration of Latin America” service last night. Congregational members from Cuba, Costa Rica, and Panama helped us glimpse the flavor of faith [...]
Something the Lord Made
Saturday, February 17th, 2007SOMETHING THE LORD MADE is the story of two men – an ambitious white surgeon and a gifted black carpenter turned lab technician – who defied the racial strictures of the Jim Crow South and together pioneered the field of heart surgery. Mos Def breaks the rapper-turned-actor mold in a star-making performance as Vivien Thomas, [...]
Amazing Grace
Monday, February 5th, 2007William Wilberforce changed history. Beginning as a 21-year-old (21!) British statesman, he led the fight to outlaw slavery in the British Empire. His story inspired at least one teenager I know to aspire to become a voice for the voiceless, which is why I can’t wait to see the upcoming biopic Amazing Grace, and read [...]
Introducing a Great American
Monday, February 5th, 2007OK. “Introducing” may be a bit strong of a word as it relates to Clarence Jones. But within the evangelical circles I travel, this man who should need no introduction does. So in honor of Black History Month, here goes. Nearly forty years after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, Dr. King’s former speechwriter and counsel [...]
The Whole Story – Multimedia Style
Friday, January 26th, 2007The Rudy Giuliani moderated debate with NYCHA chairman Ruben Franco was the decisive moment in a protracted struggle for justice when Generation Xcel was wrongfully evicted from its space in the Jacob Riis Houses in September 1997. The news media chronicled the story. Again thanks to Rick Edrich and Spot Creative, we’re finally able to [...]
What I remembered when Rudy Giuliani announced his Presidential campaign
Friday, January 26th, 2007June 1998 – Jeremy debates NYCHA Chairman Ruben Franco and advocates that Mayor Rudy Giuliani should return Generation Xcel to its space in a public housing project. The mayor quiets a restless crowd with a provocative offer. Thanks to Rick Edrich and Spot Creative for digitizing this video. Related Videos – New + Mayor Giuliani’s [...]
Black/Brown Racial Strife
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Rudy’s blogging about Black/Brown racial strife in Los Angeles, and exerpts a provocative article from the Los Angeles Times. Over the years, there’s also been a tendency on the part of observers to blame the conflict more on African Americans (who are often portrayed as the aggressors) than on Latinos. But although it’s certainly true [...]
Reflections from charity:ball
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006This event was a Christmas fundraiser for charity:, a global relief organization founded earlier this year by Scott Harrison. As a New York City club kid and party promoter for ten years, Scott lived the fast life and built a who’s who contact list of celebs and high society. But nothing could shake an emptiness [...]
Who am I?
Friday, December 8th, 2006Beyond stereotypes. HT: Emerge Miami.
Sad
Friday, December 1st, 2006a) That ABC News would report a historic moment in the global war against AIDS — Rick Warren’s invitation to democratic Senator Barak Obama to address the 2006 Globl Summit on AIDS and the Church — with this headline: Dissention Among Religious Leaders Sparks Protests Over AIDS Summit b) That some within the evangelical community [...]
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