“How did you get here? What made you keep going?”…
The Arts
Four Reasons Why The Black Panther Album is Dope
The recruitment of African artists is one of the aspects that makes this album remarkable.…
Book Review: THE SPEECH
It happens every year. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day and all throughout Black History Month, we hear that Martin had a dream. We see and share clips and excerpts of his famous words in the “I Have a D…
Greenleaf and Gospel Music
At its best, gospel music is a soundtrack of hope despite life’s trials and tribulations.…
“The Truth We Omit”: How Black Panther Addresses Fatherhood
Fathers are often demonized when they’re absent and mythologized when they’re present.…
Do it For the Diaspora?: The Moral Question Behind Black Panther
“To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.”…
What Stranger Things Teaches Us About Parenthood
Amidst all the 80’s nostalgia and sci-fi action, there are some valuable things to learn about parenting from Stranger Things. In my previous post, I highlighted the beauty of an ordinary Africa…
Feature Photo Essay: Servitude
There are two narratives underlining the Servitude series. Servitude implies being subject to something more powerful than you. For the Christian, this powerful entity is sin. We are bound to its ch…
Stranger Things and The Sinclairs
Assumptions are drawn and conclusions are made from negative depictions about African Americans that are largely one-sided.…
Same Rebel, New Level: Lecrae’s Departure from Evangelicalism
Lecrae Devaugh Moore is not a stranger to the evangelical Christian world. In September 2008 he released an album entitled “Rebel.” It became the soundtrack to the lives of many evangelical Christians…
Poem: A Voice of the Unheard
Lady Justice turns a blind eye from broken bronze bodies laid in mahogany.…
When I Consider the Darkness – Spoken Word
“When I Consider the Darkness” is my latest spoken word piece, featuring the wonderful K.A. Ellis. I touch on the topics of racism, persecution, and persevering hope in a very personal poem. I share i…
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 …
Pass The Remote: Get Out
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Get Out Movie Review
Cultural and racial appreciation may come off well. But without God and a biblical approach, it can serve the wicked system of supremacy, envy, and power. Though Jordan Peele dressed these themes up w…
Book Review – White Out: Understanding White Privilege & Dominance
Too often Whites seek to correlate their own personal pain or experiences with the racialized pain of their minority brothers and sisters. But the authors make it clear – “not all pain is the same.…
Awake (Spoken Word)
We march. We chant. We sing. We link arms. We love hard. And for what? Are you weary in your fight for social justice, racial reconciliation, or understanding? This spoken word poem is for you.…
Hidden Figures Revealed: Movie Review
As a black woman, I was deeply moved by Hidden Figures. I am not usually one for crying. I didn’t even cry at my own wedding! I know it sounds horrible, but I’m sure my husband forgives me. I did, how…
Fences Movie: A Christian Reflection
John Richard highlights and reviews the movie: Fences, and explains why the movie has left a lasting impression on him regarding fatherhood.…
Endurance for a Slow Reconciliation
In 2013, Christiopher Muther wrote on the connection between instant gratification and impatience in American culture saying, “The demand for instant results is seeping into every corner of our lives,…