Poverty lives beneath the surface; hidden, pushed down by shame and power. The slim majority of Americans don’t think of it–except when it comes close. Then prayers rise begging God to let that cup pass from us. But, when the current cost of living is considered, nearly half of all Americans are suffering under the poverty-line. For […]
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MLK50 and Lessons from the Movement
Freedom Road President Lisa Sharon Harper talks with Civil Rights legend Rev. Dr. C. T. Vivian and Sam Fulwood III, Race and Politics Reporter at Think Progress. Episode #3 is sponsored, in part, by Center for American Progress and Repairers of the Breach New Poor People’s Campaign. Spoken Word: Visions of The Possible © 2003 […]
Lynchberg Revival to Lift Up Christian Witness
Lisa Sharon Harper will attend the Lynchberg Revival along with Bishop William J. Barber, II, Shane Claiborne and a huge list of prophetic leaders on April 6-7 in Lynchberg, Virginia. For more information check out: www.redletterchristians.org #LynchburgRevival, Y’all!! April 6-7!!! For info check out www.redletterchristian.org!! Posted by Lisa Sharon Harper on Monday, March 26, 2018
Justice Ministry: The Gospel and the Politics of Race
Freedom Road has contracted with Greenville University to craft a series of courses in Justice Ministry May 13-19, 2018. This one-week pilgrimage-based intensive course, Justice Ministry: The Gospel and The Politics of Race, will walk the story of the control and confinement of African peoples on US soil from slavery to mass incarceration and police […]
Immigration: Love, Fear, and DACA
There has been a war for the soul of America and the question of ‘who are we?’ has to be answered when it comes to immigration. Is the U.S. fundamentally a white nation as Ben Franklin historically argued that it should be? Or, is the U.S. a nation with potential to become the Beloved […]
