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Christian Living
Melanin Matters: POC On Mission
Currently, less than 1% of all foreign missionaries are African-American.…
Missional. Black. Gentrifiers?
What if the plight of the poor, urban minority neighborhood is alleviated by middle-class missional minorities?…
Feature Photo Essay: Servitude
There are two narratives underlining the Servitude series. Servitude implies being subject to something more powerful than you. Â For the Christian, this powerful entity is sin. We are bound to its ch…
I Too Am Tired: Race Convos in 2017
Remember to retreat and care for yourself more than you battle and defend yourself.…
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.…
Do We Really Value Women?: The Church and a Call for Gender Reconciliation
Christians must be at the forefront of confronting a culture that devalues women – starting with the American church.…
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 NBA, NFL, and Policing Protest
Taking a knee is a patriotic act done to speak up for equality, diversity, and inclusion — particularly the equality, acceptance, and inclusion of racial minorities.…
Singin’ Us to Glory: The Life and Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer
Celebrated for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, her greatest contribution is the model she gave on the Christian life.…
Poem: A Voice of the Unheard
Lady Justice turns a blind eye from broken bronze bodies laid in mahogany.…
Three Reflections From the Take A Knee Saga
Forced patriotism has no place in a free society and is more in keeping with authoritarian power.…
Have We Already Gotten Over Charlottesville?
The primary sin of many in middle class white America is not that of commission but of omission.…
Fast Food is Dangerous for Singles
There is a constant danger within the church to take book-sized concepts and reduce them down to Tweet-sized statements. I have seen and experienced this practice of sharing well-intended (but ultimat…
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…
Charlottesville: A “Target” of Opportunity
What happened in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday, August 12th was a demonstration of evil in the form racism and bigotry. White Supremacists and White Nationalists are homegrown terrorists groups. Whe…
Pass The Mic: Am I Safe?- Philando Castile and the Threat to Black Lives
Jemar and Tyler talk about the events following the death of Philando Castile…
How the Black Church Revamped Tyler Burns’ Faith
This article and podcast has first published on the Christianity Today website. You find the original post and more great content here. For many young Christians, the goal of a diverse local church se…
The Orphans of Broken Justice
30-year-old Charleena Lyles had 3 children (ages 11, 4, and 1), and was pregnant with her fourth, who watched and listened as their mother was gunned down. They heard the pleading, promises, screams a…