As we unveil the latest issue of Journal of Urban Mission that focuses on the criminal justice system, we do so with grief in our hearts. During the course of the last few months, the entire world has been plunged into a pandemic, and cities around the globe have become battlegrounds that have experienced incalculable …
Behold, children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. (Proverbs 127:3, NIV) Two 17-year-old youth, arguing. A crime is committed. The outcome? It depends… True Story Two 17-year-old African American youth live in a low-wealth, resilient, urban community frequented by trauma. They play ball together in the gym of a …
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I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them. Harriet Tubman had a choice. On one side, she could have moved forward in her new freedom, working as a nurse, leaving her old life behind. Instead, she chose to …
Just Mercy emphasizes social justice, enumerating the variety of flaws of a criminal justice system blinded by racism and handicapped by poverty. Just Mercy was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton in 2019, and stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, Karan Kendrick, and Brie Larson. The basis of the film is Bryan Stevenson’s memoir of the same …
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