The last several days I’ve been attending the 60th session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. It’s a fascinating experience, the halls buzzing with diplomatic types, issue experts, and leaders of non-governmental and human rights organizations. Over the course of these days I sat in on conversations on all …
CHICAGO—From the bustling streets of Pilsen to the steps of Grant Park, Chicago saw a wave of protests as communities mobilized in response to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. Residents and clergy across the city responded to the Trump administration’s launch of “Operation Midway Blitz”—an immigration enforcement campaign targeting sanctuary jurisdictions, including …
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The pulpit shook beneath him as Rev. Howard-John Wesley of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, stood behind the microphone. His face was taut with conviction. The choir stood robed in crimson and gold behind him. The sanctuary was alive with that electric stillness that falls right before the truth lands. And then he …
Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. In her autobiography, my long-term personal friend, civil rights leader, and scholar Angela Davis wrote that “Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.” That “zoo” is the United …
In the summer of 2020, as the death of George Floyd shined a spotlight on racism and violence against Black Americans, the Asian American Christian Collaborative marched for Black lives. Months later, leaders of the Black and Asian American churches involved in that march began to plan a second event uniting their communities against racism. …
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“We will fight for this city,” said the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ, the influential Black church once attended by former President Barack Obama. CHICAGO — The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging …
Tickets for this event are currently not available. Join WTTW, the Chicago Defender Charities and The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for this in-person preview and discussion of Great Migrations: A People on the Move, a new film directed by Julia Marchesi and Nailah Ife Sims. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the executive …
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Mayor Brandon Johnson at Rainbow PUSH. In separate appearances, Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III fiercely criticized Donald Trump and his policies, which they say are rooted in racism and aimed at dismantling civil rights and healthcare protections for poor Americans. Delivering a passionate message on Saturday, April 5, 2025, …
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The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, a minister and civil rights leader, shared his grandfather’s astounding determination to vote, which he has captured in a compelling—and free—short film, Otis’ Dream. He moved AFT delegates to tears on Saturday, July 16, then had them cheering as he rallied everyone to the cause of fighting today’s rampant …
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks during a July 24 rally to protest against redistricting hearings at the Texas Capitol. Eric Gay/Associated Press Though our democracy may be in crisis, we believe, as the Psalmist does in Psalm 27, that we shall see “the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” …
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