My hand stopped, simply stopped in mid-air. I was pulling my old Chevy into a parking space behind Lubbock High, headed for speech team practice. Oratory. Debate. Extemporaneous speech. As I reached to turn off the radio, the news came crackling from the speakers: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in Memphis. The…
In my 50 years of showing up and speaking up, these questions have come back to me time and again: 1) Are my current efforts the most productive use of my time as an activist? Activists march. Time marches on. Use it well. Make it count. 2) Do I have the facts I…
For those of you who are not people of faith, take a deep breath. No one is trying to convert you. This is simply an interesting lineage and a fascinating set of connections. Today’s essay will not only recommend source materials but will also demonstrate the connectedness of issues and faiths, generations and science and…