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Praying for Justice With Minister Marvin K. White
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Minister Marvin K. White lead the crowd in prayer. The event was an interfaith commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights accomplishments. The prayer took the form of this beautiful justice-seeking poem in the tradition of GLIDE founder Janice Mirikitani. We are sharing this poem on our website to uplift and inspire all of you in your own spiritual and justice-seeking practices.
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San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood honors Glide Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White
This week saw the city of San Francisco honor Glide Memorial Church’s Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White. As a Black gay man and minister, he brings a rare and powerful voice to the Tenderloin—one rooted in compassion, justice, and unwavering faith. We have reprinted Supervisor Bilal Mahmood’s words for you to read and appreciate. […]
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Nancy Pelosi & Matt Haney Speak at Glide Memorial Church
On the Sunday following the presidential election, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Assemblymember Matt Haney, our President & CEO Dr. Gina Fromer, and Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White in urging our community to stay hopeful and inspired.
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SFPD set to curtail pretext stops
Many of us know the names: Sandra Bland, Daunte Wright, Philando Castile, Walter Scott, Sam DuBose. They are just a few of the hundreds of Americans across the country who have been killed by police during a traffic stop. In many of these cases, police had stopped the victim using a practice called “pretext stops” — pulling someone over for a minor traffic or equipment violation and then using that stop to conduct an unrelated speculative criminal investigation, not for the purpose of enforcing the traffic code.
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