Sept 15, 2022
Critical Vote Theory
We use the term Critical Vote Theory (CVT) to show that voting is more than a civic responsibility. It is a moral imperative. Voting ensures inclusion of the values of all citizens in the governing process. Protecting voting rights is also a moral imperative requiring individuals and organizations to fight the injustices brought by governments, institutions and other structures seeking to deny people their right to vote.
October 28, 2021
Poverty vs justice:
a moral issue for Our
Criminal Justice System
This symposium brought together individual community members, and faith-based, civic, and corporate organizations who recognize the moral imperative to help bring about a fairer justice system.
October 28, 2020
Activism Then & Now:
Equipping for the Road Ahead
Virtual Symposium
On October 28th, 2020, the Vanderbilt Divinity School's Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies joined the Kelly Miller Smith Family Foundation’s inaugural event, a virtual symposium, for social justice activists, advocates and supporters, presenting principles and strategies for social change that cross generations and disciplines. The symposium was sponsored in commemoration of what would have been Dr. Smith’s 100th Birthday.
October 25, 2020
Kelly Miller Smith Day Celebration at First Baptist Church, Capital hill
First Baptist Church, Capital Hill will be celebrating the life and legacy of Kelly Miller Smith on October 25th, 2020. We will broadcast one of his sermons during Sunday worship service at 10am.