I joined CRS’ Police Accountability issue team because a police officer profiled and assaulted my son outside our home in Northlake, Illinois.

God, you are the light of my life and the lover of my soul. You are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. You know all, see all, and care for all.

I can no longer sustain my rage, God. I can no longer use my anger, my hurt, my desire for retribution to continue the fight to change the system.

August is typically a time of excitement as the new school year begins. This year, that excitement is tempered with apprehension as school districts decide the best course of action for their students whether that be in-person or remote instruction, or a hybrid model.

Rev. Damon Smith offers a poem in reaction to the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Each and every one of God’s children has been endowed with the divine. This divine blessing is what connects all of humanity and when one of us is oppressed and suffers, all of us are oppressed. The Englewood shooting on Sunday, August 9, and the ensuing riots speak powerfully to this.

It is the truth that to be a person of faith in America today is to recognize that America desires Jesus slogans over morally grounded Jesus-inspired action.

Hybrid model. Sychronous learning. Pandemic pod. These words have quickly become the new normal when parents talk about school this fall.

Ending money bond is an essential part of the calls by millions of people to make Black lives matter. The time is now! Learn more here.

Chicago police shot someone on the South Side last night. By looting downtown, protesters are addressing the root cause of police violence.

Read what people are saying about the Fair Tax.

Community Renewal Society, as a member of the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability coalition, continues to fight for the GAPA Ordinance developed by community members and coalition allies.

How are you impacted by schools opening during this pandemic?

After just a few months of lock-down, why open up schools in the middle of a raging pandemic?

“And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, 'How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!'“ — Romans 10:14-16 (Good News Translation)

Posted outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, this statement is a testament to the fact that the Black Lives Matter movement has grown from a national protest to a global call for racial justice.

What is freedom and liberation in this 21st century where as a U.S. citizen, there remains a staggeringly high domestic unemployment rate among young Black men, a lack of affordable housing, disproportionate violence against Black transgender women and a lack of local laws designed to protect Black children?

I call upon faith leaders, houses of worship, and people of conscience to join me in publicly affirming the referendum on a fair tax

It is not a statement that is said lightly. However, it is a bold declaration of affirmation for those within the Black and Brown community who are often marginalized. When we say ‘All Black Lives Matter,’ this means Black queer lives matter. Black lesbian lives matter. Black transgender and transsexual lives matter.