Making The Hard Case For Hope

September / October, 2018

One of today’s most prominent activists recounts his journey to becoming a voice of reason and resistance in a divided AmericaWhen I made that nine-hour drive to Ferguson, Missouri four years ago, I didn’t really know where my head was at.It had been a week since Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male, was killed there by white police officer Darren Wilson. After watching the chaos unfold on television and Twitter, I got off my couch, jumped in my car and headed to Ferguson to join the...