Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who died last month during a July 4 boating trip with a group of friends, would’ve turned 19 on Wednesday. More than six weeks later, authorities are still investigating and have given no public indication that a crime occurred. At a national prayer rally in Wells’ memory, Dr. Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, gave a keynote speech at the rally, demanding answers and a stop to the online attacks against Wells’ mother. #CNN #News
Rev. Jamal Bryant says Black churches must reclaim their historic mantle of leadership — and guide the nation through what he calls a moral and civic crossroads. Why it matters: Bryant, who called Rev. Jesse Jackson his "superhero" and "blueprint," is stepping into a prophetic tradition shaped by Jackson and other civil rights giants — many of whom are now gone. - Jackson, who died Tuesday and is expected to be honored with a funeral next week, embodied a model of ministry fused with movement-building that shaped Atlanta's political culture and beyond. - Bryant says it's a tradition that must now be revived for a new generation. What he's saying: "While other boys my age wanted to be Michael Jordan, I wanted to be Jesse Jackson.…
