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Faith Leaders United
"Just Like Selma reminds us that the work of Selma is not finished, music has always galvanized communities in moments of moral clarity.”
- Nolan Williams, Jr.
CEO, NEWorks Productions
Conceiver and Executive Producer, Just Like Selma National Civic Engagement Campaign
"Just Like Selma is more than melody—it’s ministry, memory, and movement. This hymn serves as a reminder of how our ancestors sang when fear tried to silence them."
- Rev. Dr. Brenda Girton Mitchell
Lead Consultant, Just Like Selma National Civic Engagement Campaign
“The erosion of the Voting Rights Act shows how fragile our democracy has become and reminds us that justice must be actively defended.”
- Rev. Dr. Vashti McKenzie
President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ
"This campaign reflects the historic role of Black churches as trusted community institutions where civic participation has long been taught as both a right and a responsibility.”
- Rev. Dr. David Peoples
President, Progressive National Baptist Convention
"...We honor the legacy of faith, courage, and resilience that fueled the Civil Rights Movement, while renewing our commitment to justice, unity, and community transformation. Let us lift our voices together — just like Selma — in praise, remembrance, and action."
- Rev. Dr. Boise Kimber
President, National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc
“Just Like Selma… [is] a historical journey bathed in the strength and wisdom of our ancestors.”
- The Rt. Rev. Francine A. Brookins
Presiding Prelate, 5th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
- D.S.M. Larry J. Dennis
Director of Music, 5th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
"Just Like Selma presents a powerful witness to the enduring role of music in strengthening communities, awakening conscience, and inspiring courageous civic engagement."
- Rev. Dr. George L. Parks Jr.
Senior Servant of Metropolitan Baptist Church
Director of Pastors and Ministers for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
“Not only do we need a return to the path of things that have brought us through, we need a window of hope. Just Like Selma offers that window of hope.”
- Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert
Dean, Howard University School of Divinity
"Just Like Selma draws a clear and compelling line from that history [of the 1965 Selma marches] to the moral choices before us today, urging us to honor that legacy through action."
- Rev. Doug Tanner
Co-Founder, the Faith & Politics Institute
"In a time of deep uncertainty, Just Like Selma connects sacred memory to public witness, reminding us that faith demands remembrance and response in the face of today's unfinished work."
- Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart
Senior Pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church, Memphis, TN
"Just Like Selma is a powerful reminder that sacred music can carry memory, protest, and hope in the same breath—turning history into a living soundtrack for justice."
- Rev. Dr. Christopher Michael Jones
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Hillside, NJ
"Just Like Selma is a reminder of the power of the Black Church to effect change through sonorous, truth-telling, uplifting music. This is the song we need for this moment."
- Rev. Dr. Martha Simmons
Curator, The Preaching & Preachers Broadcast