Travis Loller
Travis Loller is an author at Religion News Service.
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The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, and Christopher Weber — June 12, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95.
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
By Travis Loller, Adrian Sainz, and Christopher Weber — June 10, 2024
(AP) — Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him 'the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.'
A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist Church leader
By Adrian Sainz — February 5, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The daytime shooting shook United Methodist Church members in Memphis and elsewhere.
Armed man who tried to enter a Jewish school in Tennessee fired at a contractor, police say
By Adrian Sainz — August 7, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In an affidavit, police said Bowman — who had attended the school — walked around its exterior and fired two shots at the contractor, who was not hit.
Memphis police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school
By Adrian Sainz — August 1, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn't get into the building.
Memphis teen 1 of 2 charged in church leader’s 2022 killing
By Adrian Sainz — March 1, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In July 2022, a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Memphis, Tennessee, was found in the driveway of her home with gunshot wounds.
2nd teen charged with killing UMC leader
By Adrian Sainz — July 27, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The teens pointed a gun at her and ordered her from the car, police said.
Thanksgiving turkey giveaway honors slain rapper Young Dolph
By Adrian Sainz — November 21, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Friends and associates of slain rapper Young Dolph handed out Thanksgiving turkeys at a neighborhood church Friday in Memphis, Tennessee, two days after he was gunned down in broad daylight inside his favorite bakery. Known for acts of charity in his hometown, the hip-hop artist and label owner had helped organize […]
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