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Blessings to you during Black History Month! This February, we’re highlighting the crucial contributions of Black faith leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, who shaped Christian theology in vital ways to advance justice and uplift human rights in our democracy. Read more below and follow along on social media as we explore their legacies and strive to follow their example of advancing human rights as an expression of faithful justice.

Justice Revival in West Virginia This Week

This month I’m thrilled to be visiting West Virginia to speak at Davis & Elkins College and Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church. This Thursday, Feb. 24th at 7:00 pm, I’ll be presenting a public lecture sponsored by the Morrison-Novakovic Center for Faith and Public Policy. My presentation, “Reconciling Religion and Human Rights?,” will explore the longstanding challenge of religious resistance to women’s rights. It comes just ten days after the West Virginia senate voted without debate to sunset the state’s 1972 ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. This event is free and open to the public.

You can also join us virtually this Sunday morning at 11:00 am on Facebook Live for worship with the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, where I’ll be preaching, “Christ’s Call to Love and Justice” for Transfiguration Sunday. It’s a joy to have the chance to travel, teach, and preach live and in person after an extended hiatus due to public health concerns. If you’re interested in bringing Justice Revival to your community, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

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Black History Highlights: Human Rights & Black Liberation

Did you know the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s drew heavily on the idea of human rights? Leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shared a sense of common cause with people of color fighting colonial oppression abroad. King’s pursuit of racial justice recognized economic and political oppression as closely interrelated, in the same way the Universal Declaration of Human Rights does. 

In the post-war period, W.E.B. DuBois and other Black freedom leaders sought to hold the U.S. government accountable before the newly formed United Nations for human rights abuses against Black Americans under Jim Crow–but these efforts were sabotaged by Southern politicians desperately trying to maintain racial hierarchy. 

Follow along on Facebook and Instagram through the end of Black History Month to learn more on how Black Christian leaders expressed theological convictions that still undergird the struggle for human rights.

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Thank you for living your faith with Justice Revival. We are grateful to count you as part of this community and the growing human rights movement.

In love,

Allyson McKinney Timm

Founder & Executive Director

A Leading Christian Voice for Human Rights