Every life is precious to God, and all human beings deserve equal protection under the law. Tragically, some lives are still valued less than others. The Douglass Leadership Institute mourns the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the countless other African Americans whom our country failed to protect. We have come so far, but there is much…
A coalition of statewide African American Faith Leaders Support Lt. Governor Dan Forest statement on Planned Parenthood Greensboro, NC: On January 22, 2020, a diverse statewide coalition of African American pastors and faith leaders are announcing their support for Lt. Governor Dan Forest statement on the racist history of Planned Parenthood and its dangers to minority communities today. “It is…
By Reverend Dean Nelson Frederick Douglass, born 200 years ago in 1818, was never completely sure of his father’s identity. All he knew for certain was that his father was a white man who had raped his mother. Yet Douglass would become a loving, devoted father of five, who remained actively involved in the lives of his children and grandchildren…
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By Jeremy Hunt, Fox News Our country once again finds itself in the middle of a heated debate drawn largely along racial lines. President Trump, calling any NFL player who protests during the national anthem a “son of a bitch” met with widespread opposition over the weekend from professional athletes across the country, many of whom demonstrated their opposition by…
Rev. Dean Nelson with TLChisholm, of Praise 104.9, Andrew Shannon, and Don Roberts WAVY TV.
DLI is please to be a signatory along with many other outstanding organizations. Taken from a recent email.. “Mr. Nelson, I want to start by thanking you for joining Prison Fellowship, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the Charles Colson Center for Christian Worldview, the National Association of Evangelicals, and many other faith leaders across the country in the Justice…
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Written by Jeremy Hunt Where I grew up, hating white people wasn’t an option. I had to interact with them every day. From a middle-class neighborhood in the suburbs of Atlanta, most of my friends didn’t look like me. In fact, when you hear white people say, “I’m not racist. One of my closest friends is black,” I’m probably the…
We did it! Last week, we successfully gathered over 400 ministry leaders in Washington DC as part of Family Research Council’s National Pastors’ Briefing. Challenged and equipped to better serve their congregations and transform their communities, these men and women of God are poised to help change the culture. The Douglass Leadership Institute helped make the FRC event a huge…