Jackie Robinson became the first black professional baseball player, but according to Jackie’s widow, Rachel, that wouldn’t have happened had it not been for Reverend Karl Downs. In a Statesman.com article, Rachel shares how as a young pastor, Karl Downs encouraged young Jackie to leave a Pasadena gang and introduced him to Christ-like ways to handle racism. Over the years, ...
George Washington Carver was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. Even though he was born into slavery, Mr. Carver became widely respected for helping farmers develop alternative crops like peanuts and for pioneering crop rotation. Although many try to contend that science and faith don’t mix well, Carver had a completely different perspective. He once said, ...
The movie “Hidden Figures” tells the true story of three black women trying to pursue their calling during a time of segregation. Mary Jackson started at NASA in a segregated position with her new friends Dorothy Vaughan and Katherine Johnson. Eventually, Mary’s supervisor encouraged her to get an engineering degree. Unfortunately, due to segregation she had to get permission from ...
Fortune magazine suggests, “As the coronavirus pandemic reveals or heightens awareness of social fractures, business will be expected to be part of finding long-term solutions.” In an age of “social fractures,” businesses have, once again, an opportunity like never before. Businesses around the world can use the talent and skill and passion to step into the fracture and become a ...
After 9-11 in 2001, our friend, Denise, said her kids had lots of questions about the Muslim faith. Her children had several classmates who were Muslim, and Denise had become friends with some of the mothers. Instead of presuming she knew the answers, Denise invited her children’s classmates, including their mothers, to her home. Denise asked the Muslim mothers, “My ...
Recently, a conservative speaker was invited to speak at the University of Missouri- Kansas City. During his speech he was assaulted by a protesting student. Subsequently, the Chancellor issued a response carefully addressing the university’s obligation to free speech. But the letter undermined that freedom by embracing the LGBT community’s views while condemning the views of the campus conservatives. Sadly, ...
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