Quina Aragon examines the conditions of our heart when we ask the question, “Why were the former days better than these?”
Category: Identity
Sheiba E. pens her thoughts on how words can negatively affect racial tensions, and stresses the importance of listening in times like these.
In response to the events surrounding Tamir Rice, Quina Aragon pens her fears concerning the darkness — the evil of racism her unborn daughter will face because of her dark skin.
Jemar Tisby directs us to a seven-part series entitled, “Race and the American Church”, by Otis Pickett that surveys the U.S. church’s interplay with racial dynamics.
Some of the mainline evangelical conferences are dominated with white leadership and speakers with very little or zero black and brown representation. Evangelical leaders who claim to care deeply about reconciliation and representation fail to show this when they create their conferences’ speakers list. Some evangelical conferences have either all or predominately white speakers and […]
Why are non-white voices absent in certain parts of the evangelical movement? There are perhaps many different and valid answers to this question. Could one answer be intellectual racism? I define intellectual racism as the belief that certain races are intellectually superior or inferior due to one’s race. Below, I offer a short discussion of […]
Recently I wrote an article that got a lot of attention for its content, but I believe some missed the heart behind it. There is a racially charged problem in our society. These events have taken place on the streets of some of our most prominent cites, and most recently, our universities. These events have […]
Jarvis Williams gives 5 things for black and brown teachers, professors, and scholars to keep in mind as they navigate the waters muddied by race relations.
Jemar Tisby explains the Master Narrative: the diluted story of the Civil Rights Movement.
He offers resources for a more thorough understanding of racism in this country, citing “reconciliation only happens in the context of truth.”
As an evangelical scholar of color, I live in a divided world. At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I teach in a evangelical context where most of my colleagues and students are white. As an evangelical preacher, I get many invitations to preach in predominately white evangelical contexts and some in predominately black and brown […]
The 2015 PCA General Assembly will be remembered most for the debate surrounding the Personal Resolution on Civil Rights Remembrance. Sean Lucas and Ligon Duncan signed the resolution and presented it at the Assembly. While the resolution did not pass at the 2015 Assembly, it was referred to next year’s Assembly for consideration. In the meantime, […]
Jemar and Tyler discuss the topics and conversations regarding race that tend to only occur behind closed doors as well as the recent article: I, Racist by John Metta Note: Tyler references Jemar’s General Assembly Address that can be found through his blog at JemarTisby.com Podcast – Play in new window | Download Subscribe – […]
Jemar and Tyler are joined by Ekemini Uwan to discuss the recent events in McKinney, TX Podcast – Play in new window | Download Subscribe – iTunes – RSS Social – @_PassTheMic – Facebook
In this article, RAAN President Jemar Tisby outlines three unhelpful ways African Americans talk about race.
In this article, Keith Echols reflects on an article posted in The Atlantic that discusses the Southern Baptist Convention and race.
In this article, contributor Jarvis Williams offers his thoughts on the Southern Baptist denomination and its relationship with African Americans.
Racism is a myth. At least that’s what some would say. In this article, Dr. Jarvis Williams unpacks the myth of the “myth” of racism.
Tyler Burns kicks off a new series focusing on white pastors in minority churches. This week we welcome Pastor Randy Nabors of The New City Network Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe – iTunes – Stitcher Social – @_PassTheMic – Facebook
The SAE video has the Black community (Reformed Blacks included) up in arms. Is there an opportunity to take an introspective look at our own exclusivity?
A new report by the Department of Justice shows systematic discrimination toward African Americans by the majority white police department. But will Christians constructively converse about racism in its systematic forms?