Renaldo Pearson#Democracy911: Reflections on the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights ActExactly one year ago today, I launched a 700-plus mile walk from the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia to the steps of the Capitol in Wash…Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
Renaldo Pearson#BlackLove: A Story of Candles in the DarkIt was and still is so very surreal. But I’m going to try my best to put into words what it felt like to experience the soul-linking…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Renaldo PearsonMy Hero, John Lewis: His Fight to Save Democracy is Now OursImagine getting locked up over 40 times and also getting beaten and bloodied within an inch of your life more than once, just for…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Renaldo PearsonHow Do You Summarize a 700-mile Journey in 3-minutes?This journey reaches its end, but the fight has just begun…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
Renaldo PearsonWhen Silence is BetrayalOn August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was the landmark achievement of the civil rights…Sep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019
Renaldo PearsonCautiously Optimistic: Why I’m Going to Copenhagen Before the ElectionMy caution stems from “The 7 Deadly Sins of American Democracy.” But, now that you know about them, let me give you my “7 Hopeful Signs…Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Renaldo PearsonWhy I Fight: A #NationalNonprofitDay Like No OtherI shared these words yesterday via Facebook, and I thought it might be useful to share them here also…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
Renaldo PearsonBlack Families Are #Exhausted“DRIVING WHILE BLACK. Walking while black. Shopping while black. Selling CDs while black. Listening to music in a car while black. Asking…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Renaldo PearsonDr. King’s Undelivered Sermon & The 7 Deadly Sins of American DemocracyTwo months ago, I gave the speech above at the inaugural “Unrig the System Summit” in New Orleans (“a convening of the brightest minds from…Apr 8, 2018Apr 8, 2018
