These past few days have been filled with frustration. I was one of the ones who followed the Zimmerman trial closely and patiently awaited a verdict. It was more so about getting justice for Trayvon Martin, his family, and the African American community than seeing George Zimmerman burn. Yet, when [...]Read More
Now is the Time for Urban Education Reform
Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) believes reform starts with the teacher. A teacher is the key to a child’s future for they can have the most positive impact on a child’s life, other than a parent. They also believe teachers are professionals that should be trained as such. A commitment to [...]Read More
The Passion of Christ and the Plight of Our Undocumented Neighbors
As Christians around the world gathered for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday celebrations this past weekend, it caused me to reflect a great deal about the connection between the suffering and passion of Christ and the plight of the undocumented in our nation. This past year, an amazing surge of [...]Read More
Welcoming the Stranger
Have you heard there is a new dialogue among evangelicals today regarding our need to have a compassionate, Biblical response to the often politically polarizing conversation about immigration? Since the recent Presidential election, the press has been buzzing about the Hispanic vote and immigration [...]Read More
Deferred Action
We celebrate a great moment of relief and respite from what has been a season defined by grief, anxiety, pain and a lot of hard work. We know that this Deferred Action is the result of great effort and work demanding justice for our families and communities. This work has been led by DREAMers [...]Read More
A Dreamer’s Perspective
How does Obama's June 15th announcement impact a dreamer? I was brought to the U.S. from Brazil by my parents at the age of nine. Hoping to grant my two younger siblings and I a better life, my parents sought to obtain legal status here. Unfortunately, they were notified by several attorneys that [...]Read More
A Display of Unity
Today, the Obama Administration took an important step to minimize the negative impact of our current immigration system by providing relief to Dream Students. Those who qualify will have an opportunity to stay in our nation to study and work without fear of deportation. Evangelical Principles [...]Read More
Problems in Education
Reflections on a Broken System Education is one of the most discussed topics in the U.S. today. There is a growing awareness within the general public concerning the problematic nature of our country's public education system. Due to the failing nature of many public schools, a number of families, [...]Read More