White People Want Something From Black People They've Never Given to Us: Mercy
The issue of ending racism is much more complex than simply hugging a police…
"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…
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,…
Does The School-to-Prison Pipeline Run Through Your Home?
We send our children to school with the hopes they will receive a good…
A Better Statement on Christianity and Justice: The Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern
A recent statement entitled “The Gospel and Social Justice” has deservedly…
Mason Temple and The Freedom To Be: A Respectable Religion Under The White Gaze
On the eve of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, the…
Of Sh*tholes and Section 8: A Response to Rod Dreher
In the current state of public discourse offensive statements have become…
Mercy and Justice: Jesus Our Perfect Advocate
My entire professional career has been in the movement to end domestic and…
I Too Am Tired: Race Convos in 2017
It is a weary thing, this racial conciliation monster. If you do not take care,…
The NBA, NFL, and Policing Protest
The NBA and NFL commissioners recently sent memos to their league’s respective…
Where Are All the Black Evangelicals: The Rise of Woke Evangelicalism
Been in the ‘burbs for quite some time, But I still might hit up the gas…
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…
Three Reflections From the Take A Knee Saga
The last 2 weeks ushered in another episode of the America’s culture wars.…
The Charlottesville Declaration: An Appeal to the Church in America
For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins…
The Orphans of Broken Justice
30-year-old Charleena Lyles had 3 children (ages 11, 4, and 1), and was…
