I have many wonderful stories to share about people I met on my recent Walk to Freedom, as I meandered across the flat and rolling early spring landscape of Central Alabama, Northern Mississippi, and Western Tennessee for the preservation of Civil Rights. During the walk, I frequently asked myself what is it about my walkContinue Reading Forest, A Freedom Summer SNCC Volunteer
I’ve been blessed to have made it all the way from Selma to Memphis – safely. Thank you to everyone who prayed for my safety on this 400-mile walking journey. Your prayers helped me arrive safely to the National Civil Rights Museum yesterday just before noon. My final walk was about 5.6 miles to andContinue Reading Blessed
I was delighted to be introduced to the Rust College community this evening. I enjoyed talking to students about Walk to Freedom, the importance of Civil Rights, and MLK50. Afterwards I was interviewed on the college’s radio station. Rust College is an HBCU and is expected to graduate 129 students at its next commencement inContinue Reading Meeting Rust College Students
Dear Friends: As I write to you I am more than 200 into Walk to Freedom, in Nettleton, Missisippi. Once I hit Tupelo, I will only be 100 miles away from Memphis where I will participate in the National Civil Rights Museum’sMLK50 commemoration ceremonies. I’ve gotten this far thanks to the help of so manyContinue Reading Making Ends Meet
Like to thank the members of God’s House of Hope in Nettleton, Mississippi for welcoming me into their place of recovery last night.
“You can’t change what was, but you can change what is” Sue McDonald, manager of Country Squire Inn, Sulligent, Alabama
Arriving in Sulligent, Alabama I arrived in Sulligent, Alabama shortly before noon yesterday seeking shelter from threatening rain clouds. While the rain never showed up, I met a wonderful group of people from the First Will Baptist Church. As some of the members of church filed out the building, a few members of the youthContinue Reading A Date with a King
Carbon Hill is an old mining town where people used to make a living off of digging for coal in Western Alabama. Today it’s mostly a ghost town except for the railroad freight line that passes regularly throughout the day. Even in hard scrabble places like this there are still wonderful, friendly people who willContinue Reading Carbon Hill, AL
Of the many people who have helped me on my journey, I am deeply grateful to my fraternity brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha in Selma, Montgomery, & Birmingham. It was about 37 years ago when I first crossed the burning sands, where I was welcomed into the Alpha Kappa chapter, then based at American InternationalContinue Reading Alpha Phi Alpha
During the past few weeks on the road, I’ve met people who have offered to say a prayer for me so I may continue to have a safe journey. I’ve gladly accepted, and have participated in several prayer sessions by the road for a safe journey. I’ve been very moved and touched by this experienceContinue Reading Road Side Prayers, A Calling, and A Cross to Bear