Congressional leaders on Tuesday unveiled a new statue of civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, replacing the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Capitol. “Today, we are here to honor one of America’s true trailblazers — a woman who embodied the essence of the American spirit in her fight for liberty and justice and equal treatment under the law, the indomitable Barbara Rose Johns,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said. In 1951, Ms. Johns was just 16 years old when she organized a s

Selma, thank you. From the gathering at Historic Riverfront Park, to the walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and onward to the Civil Rights Memorial Park, the presence of the community was overwhelming in the most beautiful way. This bridge holds pain, courage, and the birth of new civil rights. Once crossed in suffering, it is now walked with hope — a hope for peace, for all. The monks moved in silence and reverence, honoring those who endured here and carrying their legacy forward. History c