The Texas Annual Conference CORR and COSROW teams encourage voters to think about diversity as they elect General Conference delegates.

The aim of national cultural diversity observances is to acknowledge the past achievements and contributions of a particular racial or ethnic group and raise awareness of the group’s identity in the public discourse. But what about those racial/ethnic groups who are still fighting “to be seen” for their contributions?

Fifty years ago, young people from different towns and backgrounds embarked upon a journey that would come to be the ride of their lives. Equipped with only determination, courage and innocence, this group of mostly college students boarded buses in Washington, DC and headed to New Orleans in search of equality.

When connecting values to thinking about immigration reform, 82 percent of Americans polled in a March 2010 study agreed that “protecting the dignity of every person” is very or extremely important.

Since school funding is based on revenue generated from property taxes, schools in more affluent districts stand to reap greater resources and benefits. Enrolling children in higher performing schools outside of one’s district is a practice many parents have undertaken, yet few would see themselves as criminals for doing so.