It is an irony that South Africa, a former Apartheid country, is the moral force in this catastrophe as the country once was the epicenter of injustice and hate.
The harsh truth is that the United Nations always has been a stage for diplomatic showboating by privileged nations, not a forum for global diplomacy, justice and peace.
CHICAGO (RNS) Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson and his longtime friend and collaborator James Zogby helped convene the gathering of nearly 2,000 faith leaders over MLK weekend.