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Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians
(RNS) — King’s exasperation at self-satisfied white Christians holds up a mirror that is still painfully accurate today.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 6:28 PM |
Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The announcement about the donation from the Lilly Endowment was timed to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday on Monday.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 6:24 PM |
Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank
AMSTERDAM (AP) — 'We have investigated over 30 suspects in 20 different scenarios, leaving one scenario we like to refer to as the most likely scenario,' said film maker Thijs Bayens.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 6:21 PM |
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work
ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a mirror is held up to America, the president said in a video address.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 6:18 PM |
Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker credited past security training for getting himself and his congregation out safely.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 6:15 PM |
What we won’t hear on Martin Luther King Day, and what we need to hear
(RNS) — Our memory of King's so-called 'Dream' speech has been reduced to sanitized soundbites.
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POSTED JANUARY 17, 2022 2:28 PM |
As rabbi was held hostage, his interfaith clergy colleagues gathered to help end the standoff
(RNS) — The congregation’s rabbi is particularly well connected to the larger interfaith community and on good terms with many Muslim leaders.
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POSTED JANUARY 16, 2022 11:34 PM |
George O. Wood, dead at 80, remembered as ‘door-opener’ in leadership of AG
(RNS) — The longtime general superintendent of the Assembles of God saw the Pentecostal denomination to its highest levels of membership and promoted the leadership of women and minorities.
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POSTED JANUARY 16, 2022 3:40 PM |
Yes, this was about the Jews
(RNS) — Don’t gaslight the Jews. We know exactly what happened yesterday in Colleyville.
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POSTED JANUARY 16, 2022 2:27 PM |
Hostages safe, invader dead as standoff at Dallas-area synagogue ends
(RNS) — An interfaith team of local clergy worked with the negotiators and assisted relatives of the hostages throughout the ordeal.
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POSTED JANUARY 15, 2022 11:00 PM |
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Closing the Racial Wealth Divide—A Call for Strategic Thinking
More than 50 years after landmark Civil Rights legislation, the US racial wealth gap remains nearly as large as ever. To do better, we must rethink our strategic approach.
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2022 2:32 PM |
Co-op Organizing in Dayton: Sustaining Movement for the Long Haul
How do you sustain a co-op campaign over 6 years? It requires a range of tactics include investing in people, celebrating wins, transparency, and consistency.
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2022 2:29 PM |
Impact Investing at 15—A Look at Three Field Perspectives
The term “impact investing” was coined in 2007. Where is the field at today? And what are some key critical questions that remain unanswered?
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2022 2:09 PM |
The Road to Social Impact: Leveraging Community Power and Institutional Influence
Network leaders must realize that the path to social impact lies in recognizing the benefits of both institutions and individuals while also navigating tensions between the two.
POSTED JANUARY 11, 2022 2:28 PM |
Designing for Climate Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor
In this conversation, Cyndi Suarez and Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor discuss why the distinction between climate change and climate justice narratives is critical—and how to address the climate crisis on a global scale.
POSTED JANUARY 10, 2022 2:49 PM |
The New Normal: Building Affordable Housing with Natural Disasters in Mind
The climate crisis has changed the nature of nonprofit housing work. Indeed, the entire field needs to be rethought and connected to sustainability planning.
POSTED JANUARY 10, 2022 2:47 PM |
Toppling the Monument to Silence: Racism and the Founding Fathers of Environmental Organizations
Environmentalism is rooted in the white supremacy of early movement leaders, though most organizations prefer to ignore inconvenient aspects of this history. But the summer of 2020 changed how some major nonprofits deal with racism, past and present.
POSTED JANUARY 10, 2022 2:46 PM |
Winter 2021 Digital Issue
At the beginning of 2021, we made the decision to focus our content on four key justice areas: racial, economic, climate, and health. We realized that most of the important work of civil society today falls within these. Now, we finish the year with our winter issue, which takes a first look at the emerging
POSTED JANUARY 06, 2022 6:43 PM |
NPQ Staff Picks: Danielle Coates-Connor and Cyndi Suarez
Danielle Coates-Connor: I love the pieces that we did out of Edge from the Race and Justice Roundtables. And some of the more conversational stuff that we did where we were just pulling snippets from Zoom and things like that. I think it’s a different kind of knowledge creation, like this other part of
POSTED DECEMBER 22, 2021 8:25 PM |
NPQ Staff Picks: Joel Toner
Joel Toner: You know my favorite story of the year was the one by Dax: ‘Letter to my White male friends.’ It was educational, for me. He has a great voice and presents his ideas clearly, honestly, without derision. And just makes it more accepting to read it and absorb the information.
POSTED DECEMBER 22, 2021 8:06 PM |
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