by Drick Boyd | Nov 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I went to see the film “Dear White People.”Having seen all the trailers and promos on the internet, I expected to see a Spike Lee type film designed to put White people in their place because as a group Whites tend not to get this “race thing.” Instead I...
by Drick Boyd | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
This past week Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law House Bill #80 (The Firearms Preemption Legislation bill) which was back by the National Rifle Association (NRA), who called it the “strongest firearms preemption statute in the country.” Essentially...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I heard Bill Moyers’ two part interview with Ian Haney Lopez, I knew intuitively that what he was saying was true. This book by Lopez not only confirmed that intuition but added depth and detail to my understanding of the way racism has become endemic to...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
There is no question that the Ebola epidemic is a tragedy that deserves our care and concern as Americans, as people of faith, and as compassionate citizens of the world. The rising toll of deaths from this dread disease in West Africa, especially Liberia, is...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday (Oct 10) I had jury duty. Ninety of us were placed in a jury pool from which 12 jurors and four alternates would be chosen for a criminal trial. The case involved the murder of a young Black man by another Black man in the small city of Chester, PA. The...
by Drick Boyd | Sep 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the central values of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) and central topics of discussion at this year’s conference is racial reconciliation. On Thursday, I participated in an “action tank” whose task it was to make recommendations to...
