What Did God Really Say? Reflections on Candice Benbow & Dr. Howard John Wesley — Part 1
My first impression of Christianity was that the God it spoke of said “white is…
Black Lives and White Sight: Reading Invisible Man in This Age of Black Death - Part 2
Read Part 1 here! White Sight and Black LivesEllison’s image of the…
Black Lives and White Sight: Reading Invisible Man in This Age of Black Death - Part 1
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will…
“Not My Jesus” with Pastor John Faison
This is a big one, y’all! Jemar and Tyler had the privilege of recording this…
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…
Resisting the Spectacle and Restoring Life
On May 6, 2020, public theologian Ekemini Uwan tweeted: “No, I will not watch…
A Prayer of Lament for This Moment
On May 30th, after a raw and real-time of sharing pain, strategy, and hope for…
Ahmaud Arbery, the Killing of Whiteness, & the Preservation of Black Lives in America
There’s something terribly wrong with this country’s justice system if we have…
Surviving Toxic Families
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” -Ancient Proverb“But…
Brown Girl, I See You
Whenever my environment had failed to support or nourish me, I had clutched at…
Casting Our Cares During the Coronavirus
This article was first published on the author's personal page and has been…
Black History Recommendations
Here's a list of Black History recommendations that will take more than a month…
Get Out!: An Explicit Call for “Black Evangelicals” to Continue their Exodus - Part 3
In this final piece, I will argue that “Black evangelicals” should (re)join…
To Black Women Who Just Want to Heal
To the women who came forward and engaged the public about their experiences…
Get Out!: An Explicit Call for “Black Evangelicals” to Continue their Exodus - Part 2
In the first part of this series, I provided an analysis of the use of biblical…
Get Out!: An Explicit Call for “Black Evangelicals” to Continue their Exodus - Part 1
Over the past few years, there have been some reports of a “Quiet Exodus” from…
More than a Cog in the Machine
This is the 3rd Interview for A Series of Stories Exploring Black and Brown…
On the Assault of James Cone & Black Liberation Theology
As a Black man widely tutored in White evangelicalism, I was conditioned…
We Work For Every Penny
I met Samantha in the ninth grade. I believe the term we used to describe our…