It’s almost time for the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) to hold its 2017 Nehemiah Action Assembly, April 24, 7 PM, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Rivers Avenue. I think you’ll be glad you came, if you can make it. There’ll be some singing, some testimonials, and some questions for our public officials, asking them to take specific actions we believe will make the community better. There may well be some tense moments as some officials say “no” to what we’re asking for, or tell us we shouldn’t be asking for it.
That’s OK. We’re shining a light on problems that already exist, which can make people feel tense sometimes. One CAJM member told me this week that some of the meetings she’s attended this year have made her so frustrated that she wanted to turn the table over as she heard public officials say that they didn’t believe racial discrimination was a problem in Charleston. “But that just makes you even more determined to continue,” she said. That determination is what I want to stand with, and why I’m part of this organization.
