Let’s Not Ask Botham Jean’s Family to Choose Forgiveness over Justice
We live in a world where black lives are too easily extinguished and white lives are too easily excused.
ICE Raids in Mississippi: White Crosses, Brown Babies, and Black Jesus
ICE has raided the temple of God.
Black Women Cracking ‘Stained-Glass Ceilings’ with Jesus’ 7 Last Words
"Space is finally being made for us to edify God’s people."
What My ‘Brown’ Children are Teaching Me During Black History Month
What I found was a revelation in plain sight.
Parenting As Activism
My greatest contribution was probably the picture of me, leaning over my little child to speak into the microphone, with the legislator who had proposed the bill scowling off to the side.
I had been standing...
We Are Not Meant to Be Silent
God has given us a voice to share truth and to speak love into a world where injustice is rampant.
How Howard Thurman Can Help Christians Heal Their Political Divides
Can Christians practice politics in a way that is also good news for the disinherited?
Man Enough to Ask for Help
I am grateful that I didn’t take the “just pray about it” approach to dealing with real emotional pain and trauma.
For Black Women at Church, It’s More Than the Aretha Eulogy
Williams’ eulogy reopened wounds and sternly reminded them that black churches remain male-dominated institutions.
Stay at the Table: James Cone, Racism, & American Evangelicalism
When white evangelicals stay at the table with Christians of color, a brighter day will dawn in the evangelical world.