"What Other Way They Ever Do Us?" — Why The Central Park 5 Can Happen Again
When I was a teenager, my mother hated the idea of me going out in groups with…
To Shape A New World: William Seymour and Black Faith in the Drama of Civil Rights – Part 1
The year was 1963. Many Blacks in Birmingham, Alabama gathered together in the…
Hardship-Birthed Hymns: What Can We Learn From the Negro Spiritual?
For there our captorsrequired of us songs,and our tormentors, mirth,…
The Race for Humanity: The Tommie Smith and John Carlos Story
If you’ve ever analyzed the iconic picture of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at…
Watch It Now: America's Civil Rights Movement
Right on time for Black History Month, an essential documentary series is now…
History as Activism – Jemar Tisby at Theology on Tap Chattanooga
Confederate monuments, kneeling during the national anthem, the #MeToo…
The Long History of Racism and Reformed Theology – Jemar Tisby at Covenant College
Listen at Jemar shares his experience with racism in reformed theology,…
What Columbus Really Thought about Native Americans
In 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially designated “Columbus Day” as a…
There Will Be No Fireworks This Juneteenth
I feel a tinge of shame admitting as a black man—raised in Texas—that I’ve…
Why Juneteenth Should Be a National Holiday
America fought its bloodiest war mainly over the issue of slavery. It took the…
We Return Fighting: How Memorial Day Can Mean Something Different for African American Soldiers
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. By setting aside a time to recall…
Honor & Soul at the Opening Ceremony for the Lynching Memorial and Museum
Montgomery, AL-- Bryan Stevenson and his team at the Equal Justice Initiative…
5 Reasons You Should Celebrate Black History Month
February 1st marks the beginning of Black History Month. Each year Americans…
My 10 Favorite History Books of 2017
After reading dozens of U.S. history books for my PhD coursework this year, I…
In Mississippi’s Museum Openings, a Victory for ‘Local People’
NOTE: This article originally appeared in "Opinion" section of the New York…
Tolerance for Racism Paved the Way for the Moral Bankruptcy of This Moment
The credible sexual abuse allegations leveled at political leaders keep coming.…
How the Protestant Reformation led to Martin Luther King, Jr.
This article originally appeared on The Washington Post news…
Singin’ Us to Glory: The Life and Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer
On August 31, 1962, a group of young African Americans involved in the Civil…
Martin Luther King's Eulogy of the Four Girls Killed in a Birmingham Church Bombing
September 16, 1963 brought news of one of the most horrific acts of hate and…