by Drick Boyd | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
In the process of researching and writing my book, White Allies in the Struggle for Racial Justice, I came across several stories that I was not able to include but where worth honorable mention. One such story is contained in the book Beyond the Burning Bus: The...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 1978 I entered an Evangelical seminary in the New England area. I chose to go there over other options because its New Testament department was reputed to be one of the best in the area, and in addition the school had a vibrant urban ministry program. Though I...
by Drick Boyd | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
This Martin Luther King Jr Day remembrance, at the urging of anti-racist activist Ewuare Osayande I have re-read portions of Dr. King’s 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community. Written two years after Selma and the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, it was reported that the grand jury examining the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice chose not to indict the officer who shot the boy. There is a clear pattern: Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Brandon Tate-Brown, Sandra Bland and...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Christmas 2015 Dear Friends, This past year has been a year of transition for the Boyd clan. Perhaps the most significant transition occurred in July when Cynthia retired after 21 years at Family and Community Service of Delaware County where she had been a social...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
What do the following incidents have in common? Dec 14, 2012 – Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT, lone shooter, 20 year white male kills 26 people (20 children & six adults) with a gun purchased legally by the shooter’s mother June 17, 2015 – Emmanuel AME...
