We are happy that Rev. Gerald Britt has joined our writers' community. He is a widely respected speaker, community leader, and activist. Rev. Britt served as pastor of New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church for 22 years. As a preacher, he has also performed chapel services for the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox.

Rev. Britt is a monthly columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and contributes to other publications, as well. Rev. Britt serves on a number of Boards of Directors in areas that include, health and wellness, community and institutional organizing as well as ministry. He is a founding leader in the local network of the Industrial Areas Foundation (Dallas Area Interfaith), as well as the African-American Pastors’ Coalition and the Baptist Ministers Conference. Gerald currently serves as the VP of Public Policy & Community Program Development for Central Dallas Ministries (CDM).

Rev. Britt is a graduate of Harvard University’s Summer Leadership Institute and was selected to teach community organizing at Yale University’s fellowship program for public housing administrators. Having attended Bishop College in Dallas, he has continued studies at Dallas Baptist University and Criswell College. In 1996 Rev. Britt was awarded the Coca-Cola African-American Heroes Award. He is also a recipient of the Mickey Leland Human and Civil Rights Award by the Texas State Teachers Association for his work in public education.

For more about Rev. Britt, please check out his blog archive here and his full biography here. We're delighted he'll be writing with us.