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Lessons from Africa’s September 11th
by Danny McCain “There has been another bombing in Jos.” Those words from my neighbor interrupted CNN’s September 11th memorial activities I was watching. Our city of Jos in north-central Nigeria had …
End Times, Part Deux
This post originally appeared on Trans-Missions, the USC Knight Chair in Media and Religion site. It’s about that time again. Not for a new social-protest movement to pop up, or for someone …
Congregations and Community Project sheds light on Los Angeles neighborhoods
CRCC, the USC Office of Religious Life, Loyola Marymount University and the Magnolia Place Family Center partnered together for the Congregations and Community Project last month, a project that aimed at understanding …
Flory comments on Dave Gibbons in OC Weekly
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, was quoted in an OC Weekly article on Dave Gibbons, the head of the Newsong church based in Irvine. Gibbons believes that small churches are the …
Tahrir Square: A revolution in progress
CRCC senior fellow Reuven Firestone teamed up with his wife Ruth Sohn for an article in Jewish Journal on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and what it has come to mean in Egypt post-Hosni …
Muslims in America divided on improving image 10 years after 9/11
The Religion News Service quoted American Muslim Leadership Institute director and co-founder Nadia Roumani in a story about the perception of Muslims approaching the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Americans say they now …
KPCC features Flory’s comments on Crystal Cathederal’s search for $50M ‘miracle’
Richard Flory, CRCC’s director of Research, spoke to KPCC radio about the latest developments with the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The Crystal Cathedral’s board of directors have rejected serious bids …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Ambassador Andrew Young via cell phone
Ambassador Andrew Young Civil Rights Icon and close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations After John Hope Bryant’s …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Adlai Wertman, New Models for Community Development
Adlai Wertman Professor of Clinical Management and Organization Founding Director of the Society and Business Lab USC Marshall School of Business Wertman spoke about social entrepreneurship and using business skills to change …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Dr. LaVonna Lewis, Health as a Public Policy Issue
Dr. LaVonna Lewis Teaching Professor USC School of Policy, Planning and Development Dr. Lewis spoke about healthcare and health when it comes to public policy issues in the African American community. “If …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Dr. Daniel E. Walker, African American Congregations in 21st Century Los Angeles
Dr. Daniel E. Walker Research Associate USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture Dr. Walker relates the history of religion and politics in Los Angeles to today’s changing demographics and realities for …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Robert Farrell, The History of Los Angeles Politics
Robert Farrell Retired City Councilman Los Angeles City Council Farrell, a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 until 1991, took PTM fellows through the history of politics in the …
Passing the Mantle 2011: Rev. Dr. Monica A. Coleman, Religious Politics and Sex
Dr. Monica A. Coleman Associate Professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religions Claremont School of Theology Coleman, also an ordained minister, spoke about religion, race and sexuality, including LBGT issues. Coleman’s …
Passing the Mantle 2011: John Hope Bryant, Love Leadership
John Hope Bryant Founder and Chief Executive Officer Operation HOPE Bryant came to LA from Atlanta specifically to speak at PTM. He deeply moved PTM fellows with his inspirational thoughts and principles …
Passing the Mantle: Faith-based Leadership in a Time of Change
In one of the most electrifying moments in “Eyes on the Prize,” the documentary about the civil rights movement that aired on PBS in 1987, an African-American teenager named Jimmy Webb tries …
Forum moderated by Brie Loskota featured in CDD News
The CDD News, Los Angeles Community Development Department newsletter, featured the Religious Pluralism Public Forum, which CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota moderated in June and was sponsored by the City of Los …
New shows get religion — of all stripes
The Denver Post quoted Diane Winston in an article about the rise of religion and religious characters on primetime television. “Our collective anxieties are being dealt with on TV,” Winston told The …
As candidates run for office, some run from their church
The Religion News Service quoted Diane Winston, CRCC senior fellow and Knight Chair in Media and Religion at USC’s Annenberg School for Journalism in a story about politicians’ aversion to religious labels …
Flory comments on Blake Mycoskie controversy in LA Weekly
Richard Flory, CRCC director of research, was quoted in an LA Weekly article about Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes and his suspected involvement with Focus on the Family and other controversial groups. …
LA Human Relations Commission’s Religious Pluralism Public Forum
CRCC Managing Director Brie Loskota moderated a panel at the Religious Pluralism Public Forum, sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission last Wednesday at the Van Nuys City Hall …