Sunday Reflection: Good Trouble

 

“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” —John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights icon, speaking at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 1, 2020. As he prayed along with other marchers, Rep, Lewis was beaten by racist police on Sunday, March 7, 1965 -- now known as "Bloody Sunday" --  as he non-violently protested continued discrimination against African Americans. 

The "No Kings" events that were held yesterday around the country and the world were a wonderful example of the "good trouble, necessary trouble" that Lewis referred to.  More of that "good trouble" is coming, until the depredations of the Trump regime and his racist MAGA movement are consigned to history's ash heap.

(photo: Lewis at the Edmund Pettis Bridge. Jeremy Moorhead / CNN)

 

Sunday Reflection: The Vote

"The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have." Iconic civil rights leader and Congressman, the late John Lewis. Lewis passed away before he could see the nation elect its first woman, and a woman of color, to the Vice Presidency. Along with our contemporary civil rights leaders like Stacey Abrams and the Rev. William Barber II, Lewis made this historic election possible. People did vote like they never voted before in this election, and they lifted our nation up. But, as John Lewis would have warned, the fight continues -- the good fight -- for decency, opportunity, respect and nonviolence in the months and years ahead as we make "good trouble."