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Aug. 13, 2008
In the News: Community center receives an N.C. Defender of Justice award
by Nancy McLaughlin
A Greensboro nonprofit dedicated “to realizing the dignity and worth of all people” has been named a 2008 Defender of Justice, an award given annually by the nonprofit North Carolina Justice Center.
The Beloved Community Center was chosen as one of this year’s six recipients for the group’s “dedication” to making North Carolina a “fairer and more just state,” according to an announcement Tuesday from the organization, which highlights...
Jul. 1, 2008
Sharing the table: Latin Kings work for peace and unity
by Kyle Lambelet
On Monday, June 30th the Beloved Community Center, Pulpit Forum, and area church and community leaders joined with Jorge Cornell and members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) to call for peace in the streets and an end to racist policies and practices.
A connection made
Jorge Cornell, known as King J, is head Inca and leader of the ALKQN in North Carolina. Cornell and other members of the ALKQN participated in the BCC's weekly community...
Apr. 23, 2008
Truth is the First Casualty of War and Presidential Campaigns!
by Dr. Claude Barnes
What did Obama say to deserve all the shrill attacks? Of course poor and working class whites are angry and bitter about their circumstances given the way they have been manipulated by their so called leaders and public officials over the last four decades. As more than one commentator observed, if they are not angry and bitter they should be or something is wrong with them (See
Apr. 22, 2008Framing the Beloved Community Context and Approach
by Rev. Nelson Johnson
What is the essential core, the non-reducible essence of BCC’s work? This is a most important question for all of us. Without a relatively grounded sense of our core work, all else that we do will be more flawed and deficient than it has to be. Is our work to increase the quality of education for our children? We must insure that our children are properly educated, and this is certainly included in our work. Is our essential work to win more labor campaigns and advance the rights...
Apr. 15, 2008
Building Campaigns or Beloved Community? A Reflection on the 2008 Presidential Campaign and Its Implications
by SaToya Truss and Wesley Morris
The scene was ripe with anticipation, this Wednesday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. There was a Town Hall Meeting with Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. As the diverse Crowd began to take its seat, my friends and I engaged in a conversation that would not have been possible during the previous Presidential election. We talked about the issues of race and gender and how this debate could have a truly meaningful discussion that has not taken place in this country for some...