Dorothy S. BoulwareWord in BlackWhen he stepped to the podium at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 14, Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., was among the Black ministers nationwide who spoke on Charlie Kirk’s death just days after his slaying in Utah. They pointed out that Kirk’s rhetoric fueled division and endangered marginalized communities. And they warned that, despite the outpouring of shock and sympathy over his death, Kirk is not a martyr. Committed political violence against the Irish and against Italians — before they became White.”This article was originally published by Word in Black.