Being black in America shares the same pulse as being an artist. It is a discovery of what it is to be human.…
In the Middle: A View of African and Caribbean American Life
Caribbeans and African Americans believe lies about each other and if there is no one in your life to challenge those lies, you will accept them as fact.…
Black Motherhood in the Age of Trump
I wonder if the car seats in the back of my minivan will be enough to keep me from becoming Sandra Bland.…
I’m a black man who moved to the Deep South. Here’s what it’s teaching me about race.
Note: This article originally appeared on Vox.com I almost swerved off the road the first time I saw cotton in full bloom. I had seen the dull green cotton plants crawling toward the sky through the s…
Dignity in Community
There is a need for platforms to be constructed so that past, present, and future marginalized voices can be elevated. We choose by God’s grace to assert ourselves in the affirmative.…
The Downside of Integration for Black Christians
In the days of Jim Crow law and custom mandated racial segregation, physical signs of separation included placards over drinking fountains, separate entrances at movie theaters, and train cars dedicat…
Reject Overt and COVERT White Supremacy
Overt expressions of White Supremacy engulfed Charlottesville this past weekend. The evil, hatred, and violence incited by White Supremacists resulted in a death and injuries of brave image-bearers op…
“All You Talk about Is Race”: Five Responses to a Frustrating Comment
As someone who does race work, every so often someone makes the comment, “All you talk about is race.” I usually keep it moving and avoid making any response, but the statement frustrates me–mos…
Revisiting the Theology of the Negro Spiritual
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month. We pay tribute to the legacy and contributions African-Americans have made over the centuries. As I reflected on this history, I was taken back to ar…
The Privilege of the Authentic Self
The Lord has called me to do some redemptive work in a predominantly white Presbyterian church in Atlanta that desires to become more diverse. As I have started to interact with members, staff, and le…
Pass The Mic: SBC, Alt-Right, and Condemning White Supremacy
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Tyler and Jemar are joined with SBC Pastor Earon James to discuss the controversy that surrounded the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2017 annual meeting. Jemar It…
SBC17 and the Myth of Progress
Two nights ago, there was a buzz over the news that a resolution to condemn white supremacy and the alt-right movement was declined. This resolution was held at the Southern Baptist Convention’s…
Confessions of a Black Seminarian
This article was first published on John C. Richards’ personal blog. You can click here for the original and more great content. Many years ago, I walked on the campus at Fuller Theological Seminary c…
Hate-Filled Perceptions Of African-Americans
LeBron James’ Los Angeles home was vandalized when an unidentified person spray-painted the word “Nigger” on the front gate. This discouraging event took me back almost three years a…
The NMAAHC and the Risk of Rightly Remembering the Past
Nothing demolishes the idea of American exceptionalism more thoroughly than an honest account of how people of color have been treated in this country.…
Questions for Potential White Transracial Adoptive Parents
“How do I find other Black kids for them to play with?” I was asked this question by a White adoptive mom of two Black preschool-aged daughters. After I recovered from the shock of the que…
Be the Bridge
Mississippi was not a state I had ever envisioned moving to. Growing up in San Diego and attending college in Los Angeles, the deep south was both foreign in concept and periphery in mindset. However,…
Pass The Mic: Racism and Christian Education
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Jemar and Tyler address the history of racial bias in Christian education, highlight key ways that racial bias still exists in these schools, and outline practic…
Ain’t I A Woman? A Brief Reflection of the Just Gospel Women’s Panel
How might women fulfill their purpose while not violating God’s principles?…
Black Women and the Burden of Strength: Book Review
I thought being a black man in America was difficult. This is certainly true, but prior to reading Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes’ book, “Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength”, I made …