by David Emmanuel Goatley | Jan 8, 2010 | Opinion
At the NAACP, our work in the global arena sometimes elicits the following kind of question: “With all the ills in the United States, why should we be involved in the problems in those countries?” There are at least three principle reasons you should...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
An 80-year-old lady called me recently to ask if I could help find some help for her son who lives in my metropolitan area. She is a faithful supporting partner in the Lott Carey network that I lead. She was doing the “mother thing” by calling to see if...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Nov 25, 2009 | Opinion
World Aids Day is Dec. 1 each year. It is a time when people around the world focus on raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and remember those who are infected and affected by the pandemic. It is difficult for me to conceive how churches can be relevant today without...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Sep 1, 2009 | Opinion
Hurricane Katrina made landfall four years ago in August. I left New Orleans just a few days before landfall and within a few days following, the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention was communicating throughout our network to help move supplies to Louisiana,...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Jul 15, 2009 | Opinion
In “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” Gwen Ifill helps people to think about the meaning of recent political achievements of black politicians who are realizing electoral success in new ways. The landscape seems to be shifting as we...
