Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

@wilsonhartgrove

Author, preacher, community cultivator & moral activist. Working for a

Durham, NC
Joined August 2011
Born November 8, 1980

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    Jul 3

    America’s truest citizens have always been the women & men who know we’ve never lived up to the endowment of equality that our Declaration proclaims, but nevertheless give themselves to the struggle for a more perfect union. I celebrate July 4th by recommitting to their struggle.

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  2. Grateful for the chance to lead Bible study w/ folks from around the world at this week.

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  3. 15 hours ago
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  4. Jul 6

    A joy to be in dialog w/ Susannah Heschel, author of “Aryan Jesus,” about why the is challenging in America today w/ a movement rooted in the deepest convictions of our faith & Constitutional traditions.

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  5. Jul 6

    Mourning the loss of brother Samuel Oliver Bruno, who took sanctuary here in Durham. He was a gift to this community & invited many into a deeper solidarity w/ folks who suffer from systemic violence.

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  6. Jul 6

    Today marks 6 months since an attempted insurrection on the US Capital spurred on by white . How does WCN correspond to interpretations of the events? The more whites affirm CN, the more they deny Trump's role, blame BLM/Antifa, & deflect to Floyd protests.

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  7. Jul 6
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  8. Jul 6

    6 months after insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol, it’s clear that their allegiance wasn’t simply to Trump, but to the that tells them they are losing their country. Until we understand the lie, we can’t build a better future.

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  9. Jul 5

    "We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there 'is' such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  10. Jul 5

    The right wing rage machine exists to distract poor & working white folks from the fact that, over their decades in Congress, Maxine Waters has done far more to help them & their communities than Mitch McConnell ever will.

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  11. Jul 5

    BREAKING: announces a series of Moral Mondays in states & in DC, where & allies will risk arrest in moral direct action to demand federal voting rights protections & a $15 min wage by August 6.

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  12. Jul 5

    Nonviolent direct action must begin w/ an analysis that helps people recognize why we must act together in this moment. is making it plain today, July 5th, in the great tradition of Frederick Douglass.

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  13. Jul 5

    is exegeting the reporting of to explain why this is a 5 alarm fire that leaves no room for moderation.

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  14. Jul 5

    “The same people who are publicly committed to greed are politically committed to undermining our democracy.”— making the case for why the fight for voting rights this summer is as urgent as the need for independence from Britain was in 1776.

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  15. Jul 5
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  16. Jul 5

    We cannot honor those who’ve given their lives in pursuit of the ideals that the Declaration of Independence proclaimed w/out recognizing the fierce urgency of our time, says. Listen to his call for a season of nonviolent direct action w/ the .

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  17. Join us online today at 3pm ET / 12pm PT for a special Message for the Nation: "Democracy vs. Autocracy." Watch:

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  18. Jul 4

    “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” the Scriptures sing. Was an honor to tell the stories of some of the rejected stones leading the in America. I celebrate them today.

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  19. Jul 4

    Though some take July 4th as a chance to repeat the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation, it’s also an opportunity to remember how many who’ve been hurt by the attacks of are the people calling us toward the beloved community…

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  20. Jul 4

    America is more than an idea. It is argument had over time. Not about perfection, but about the scope and reach of democracy. And I refuse to cede that argument to those who believe that I really don’t belong here.

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