Dear Pastor Hammond: On Monday, I read an article on MPR's website about your endorsement of Michele Bachmann. I have to admit that in learning such I was quite disappointed. My disappointment does not lay in the fact that I do not agree with many of Ms. Bachmann's positions or politics yet it lies in …
Category: Justice
The Fate of Troy Davis
Like everyone else in this country, I am sure, I have been following the Troy Davis case for a few weeks now. I have been sent requests from organizations like Change.org and the NAACP, all asking me to sign a petition in hopes of getting clemency for Troy Davis (which I have done). CNN has …
Eleven Years Later: Reflections on 9/11
I remember the day as if it were yesterday, okay maybe the day before yesterday. The summer months were drawing to a close, my first semester of school had just begun and for the first time in my life I was out on my own and it was nice. There was nothing inherently special or …
Was God There?
Last week, my husband and I toured the Walker Art Museum with our daughter. One of the collections that we saw had a few photographs that reflected on the genocide that took 800,000 lives in Rwanda in the 90s. As I looked at the photographs, I remembered a blog that I read earlier that day …
My Prayer for Libya
After six months of conflict in Libya, rebel leaders have seized control of Tripoli. Although the fighting is far from over, residents of the country anticipate that Libya will soon be a new country, characterized by freedom in the absence of Gadhafi’s regime. At least this is the hope. 40 years of a harsh dictator …
Sick of Political Garbage
Several days ago I read an article that just about brought me to tears. It spoke of the rising poverty levels in our nation, affecting disproportionate levels of communities of color as a result of unemployment and the decrease in government benefits that used to help them out 'until they got back on their feet.' …
Ebony Johanna 