Category: Human Rights
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Kelly Brown Douglas on Resurrection Hope
Along with members of our adult ACE Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, I have been reading the remarkable book Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter by the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas. In addition to recommending the book, I want to share the following collection of audio and video resources…
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Update: March 27, 2026
Video available on Substack, Facebook and YouTube. (Duration: 28 minutes) On March 27, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wes Fryer shares a Heal Our Culture video update focused on staying resilient through hope, joy, and community, including family gatherings. He previews the nationwide No Kings 3 nonviolent protest on March 28 and describes his work with Indivisible Charlotte…
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Update 1 March 2026
Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares a Heal Our Culture update focused on maintaining hope through community and wise voices, including a choir concert and Black History Month sermons he posted online. He discusses the U.S. attack in Iran that reportedly killed Iran’s supreme leader, warns about misinformation, and demonstrates an AI fact-checking “super prompt” by…
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Shame On Kansas
This is a good reason to not relocate to Kansas or other rabidly red states today. Imagine waking up and learning your state legislature has just invalidated your drivers license and official identity because of your gender? The law bars any “sex” listing on driver’s licenses and birth certificates other than the one assigned at…
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Faith, Genocide, and Silence
This evening, I had the opportunity to attend a powerful Zoom session hosted by Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell, pastor of Collective Liberation Church here in Charlotte, North Carolina. The featured speaker was Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, who many in our community may remember from his sermon during Black History Month at our own church, Caldwell…