Pauli Murray’s house declared a national historic landmark
January 17, 2017
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The former home of Pauli Murray, activist, advocate, and Episcopal priest has been designated a national historic landmark.
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Faith Reels: ‘All the Way’ … what kind of Christian are you?
May 27, 2016
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by Bonnie Anderson and Dan Webster HBO is airing a truly important film. ‘All the Way’ is a play by Robert Schenkkan adapted for
Detroit Episcopal parish recognized for abolitionist, activist, and civil rights heritage
February 26, 2016
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The National Park Service has added St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Detroit to its National Network to Freedom.
Bishop Michael Curry to Jonathan Daniels pilgrims: Keep going
August 18, 2015
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In a sermon punctuated by laughter, applause, and poignant silence, the Rt Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop-elect of the Episcopal Church, fired up attendees at the 19th Annual Jonathan Daniels and Martyrs of Alabama Pilgrimage in Hayneville, AL, on August 15th.
National Cathedral, Diocese of Alabama, Presiding Bishop-Elect Michael Curry to honor Jonathan Daniels
July 29, 2015
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Jonathan Daniels will join Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks in Washington National Cathedral – his likeness, that is – the third sculpture to be placed
The Episcopal Church among 188 signing a call to end family detention
May 13, 2015
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The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice are among 188 secular and faith-based organizations signing a letter from the American Civil Liberties
Remembering James Reeb
March 11, 2015
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Remembering the Rev. James Reeb, who died fifty years ago today in Selma, Alabama. His march to Selma began long before the day of his death.
Remembering Selma
March 7, 2015
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When Johnson gave his historic speech advocating for passage of the Voting Rights Bill, he invoked the death of the white minister, James Reeb, as opposed to the black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson. And with the support of a galvanized nation now behind it, the Voting Rights Bill was signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965.
Recalling four martyrs in the year after Selma
March 6, 2015
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Remembering the four who died in the year after Selma.
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