From Bloody Sunday to Black Lives Matter, the role of the Black church is shifting

of the Black Lives Matter movement runs counter to the framework of Black churches, which are often led by a single person or small group of people.

“We have...forgotten who we are as a church and we have devolved into a certain kind of white, pious evangelicalism that really has us performing in black face,” Turman said. “We have dismissed the intersection of justice and righteousness and community from this idea of personal piety.” Al Sharpton, Baptist minister and founder of the National Action Network, said that to suggest that the movement’s conflict with the church is a new phenomenon would be “rewriting of the movement.”

Two of Black Lives Matter’s founders, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza, have spoken at National Action Network events and gone on Sharpton’s show “to show operational unity.” Younger activists have deferred to Sharpton in their organizing, as was the case in Minneapolis during George Floyd’s funeral, where it was accepted that Sharpton would deliver Floyd’s eulogy.

“Hearkening back to Lewis, ‘we are now involved in a serious revolution,’” Cullors said, borrowing language from his March on Washington address. Cullors encouraged the Democrats to embrace “sea changes” recommended by the Black Lives Matter movement, namely the, which would limit federal ability to deploy police forces to cities and dramatically decrease the defense budget.

If we all had just a tiny bit of John Lewis what a wonderful world it would be. 💙🙏🏻So nice to see Our real presidents speaking at his service ..respect and compassion is so lacking in the trump house

So . . It’s ok to use a church for a funeral shoulder to shoulder but it’s not ok to use a church for church. Even if they mask & distance Got it.

Obozo ruined a great tribute. WalkAway

RIP

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