I wonder if Dr. Barber or Dr. Richardson can fully understand how their work and their voice sustains so many of us citizens in the U.S.A. who are stunned at the rapid destruction of The Republic. Let me express my deep gratitude to each of them for their vital work for justice and truth.
When I hear about young people who are using Chat GPT as a substitute friend and advisor, I understand how the last ten years of Donald Trump, the Pandemic, and a long slide toward autocracy here and abroad, has robbed our nation’s vigor and civic verve. A crime of the heart and soul.
I just want to say a prayer for everyone in America and worldwide suffering from violence, injustice, and the misuse of power in their leadership.
It’s a dismal time but one when hope still burns in the hearts of the people.
Susan Feathers 
He is spot on in defining poverty and identifying the myth it is just black people. The Head Start Program I served in was in a relatively well to do middle and upper class predominantly white community. Poverty was down dirt roads, poor housing etc. While our program was mainly white children, half of those children were in the foster care system. Many of the foster families were in poverty as well. I remember well the song in Oliver, “please sir, may I have some more”. Poverty does not hurt just the impoverished but whole communities as well. Care of the poor is not just a direction from God but is good governance as well. To do this we need facts, which the Reveend provides.
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