After you ask what hurts, ask what helps to be better and to be more and to endure, to survive and even to thrive.
It's important for those who are sick or who have died to remember them, to let their memory be a blessing. Sometimes it helps to just ask, what hurts? What's wrong? And in this time of pandemic, it's helpful to name where the pain is coming from. MICHAEL CURRY: Three questions I'm finding helpful in these days of difficulty and hardship for us all. We'll start with Bishop Michael Curry presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. For that, we asked some of the faith leaders who we've talked to in the past on this program to share some of their thoughts for the current moment. Perhaps you're looking for some words of wisdom or comfort that can be heard above all the shouting. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Perry uses "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a window on the powerful ways African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge, and celebrate for more than a century.And finally today, we wanted to acknowledge that it's been difficult for many of us to think about the events of this past week without a fair amount of anxiety or anger or confusion about what comes next. In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval Office. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life up through the present day. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history.
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