The Orphans of Broken Justice
30-year-old Charleena Lyles had 3 children (ages 11, 4, and 1), and was…
Revisiting the Theology of the Negro Spiritual
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month. We pay tribute to the legacy…
Suggested Resources on Race and our History for the Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley
This compiliation was originally posted on Ligon Duncan's personal blog. You…
SBC17 and the Myth of Progress
Two nights ago, there was a buzz over the news that a resolution to condemn…
Confessions of a Black Seminarian
This article was first published on John C. Richards’ personal blog. You can…
"Turn Me Loose!": The Assassination of Medgar Evers
The bullet that killed Medgar Evers didn’t stop in his chest. It ripped through…
"I'm Not Backing Off": Racism and the Undefeatable Faith of Fannie Lou Hamer
June 9 marks a grim anniversary in the history of civil rights. On that date in…
The Bible or the Bullet: James Meredith and the March Against Fear
James Meredith has always been his own man. You have to be if you’re going to…
The NMAAHC and the Risk of Rightly Remembering the Past
On Wednesday, May 31st, someone left a noose on the floor of the National…
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…
Women in Church History: Octavia Albert 'Bleeds Bible'
I’m the mother of two pink loving girls--gifts I wouldn’t trade for the world.…
Book Review: Christianity, Social Justice, & Japanese American Incarceration During World War 2
Anne Blankenship, assistant professor of religious studies at North Dakota…
Why Racism Might Defeat American Evangelicalism: Part 1
Divided By Faith (2001), the famous book written by Emerson and Smith,…
African Slaves Were Not 'Immigrants': Reminders from the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Dr. Ben Carson got off to a stumbling start as the Secretary of the Department…
We Persevere - Ancestors on Mission: Phillis Wheatley
Ancestors on Mission: Phillis WheatleyPhillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – 1784),…
Trayvon Martin's Death and a Resurgent Civil Rights Movement in America
February 26, 2012 marked a resurgence of the civil rights movement in America.…
Black Life, White Affluence, and Double Consciousness
During moments of racial tension, we rightly seek to address the underlying…
Martin Luther King Jr. and Convictional Compassion
It’s April 16, 1963. He’s sitting in the poor conditions of a Birmingham jail…