Tyler Burns, Beau York, and Jemar Tisby sit down on the launch day for The Witness: A Black Christian Collective. They talk about the background of the name as well as the many announcements coming ou…
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 Journey from RAAN to “The Witness: A Black Christian Collective”
The Witness is not the voice of black Christians; it is the microphone that amplifies those who have often gone unheard.…
Legacy 2017
The RAAN & Pass The Mic team are in Chicago this week for Legacy and we want to help give those of you who could not be here an ear into what’s going on at the conference. Stay tuned! RAAN T…
Q&A about Race, Religion, Education, and Culture from the RAANetwork
On June 19 (Juneteenth!) Jemar Tisby, president and co-founder of the RAANetwork, conducted his first-ever #TisbyTakeover. Tisby took over the RAAN Twitter account for an hour to answer questions abou…
A Reminder of Why You Should Never Take Lynching Lightly (WARNING: Graphic Description)
Recently a congressman from Mississippi, Karl Oliver, posted a comment on his Facebook page that encouraged lynching as the consequence for removing Confederate memorials. His ridiculous post reminds …
The Culturally Competent Biblical Counselor
I am a young Kenyan woman who grew up in the United Arab Emirates. I currently live in Washington, D.C., and I counsel women at my local church. As you can imagine, culture is often on my mind as I ha…
Self-Care for the Suffering
Self-Care as you Fight the Good Fight When you engage in fighting injustices like racism or sexism (remember you aren’t fighting flesh and blood – Eph. 6:12), you will become wounded and spent. …
Red and Blue & Black and White: Untangling Race, Religion and Politics in America
The goal today is this: to untangle race, religion, and politics so that divisions in the world don’t cause divisions in the Church.…
Pass The Mic Live AMA
Podcast: Play in new window | Download On Weds Feb 15th 2017 Jemar, Tyler, and Beau held a live ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Pass The Mic Facebook group. Given the uniqueness of taking questions via live …
“Show up. Dive in. Stay at it.”–Reflections on President Obama’s Farewell Speech
NOTE: The following is not an endorsement of all of President Obama’s policies nor an endorsement of the Democratic party. The intention is to reflect on the content of a single speech as it imp…
Pass The Mic: Who We Are, What We Do
Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns take an episode to reintroduce the purpose of RAAN, our intentions, mission, and origin as we move in to 2017.…
Christians and Public Education: A Matter of Biblical Justice
One year ago, Jemar Tisby wrote, There are Children Here: Christians and Public Education. In this article, Jemar details his experience as a teacher and principal as a Christian in the public school …
Cultural Trauma and the Acculturated Jesus
This article first appeared on The Twelve blog. It has been re-posted with permission. Christina Edmondson is the Dean of Intercultural Student Development at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.…
Trump’s Election and Feeling “Safe” in White Evangelical Churches
Some of my comments on an episode of Pass The Mic have invited scrutiny and strong disagreement. In general, I accept this as part of the task of racial reconciliation and a positive sign of tackling …
Problems with the “Exceptional Negro” Concept
Against challenging odds, many African-Americans have been able to achieve tremendous accomplishments in their American experience. In an age in which there are still many challenges plaguing certain …
Pastoral Advice for White Pastors Shepherding Minority Members
Jesus died to reconcile Jews and Gentiles into one new man, so that they would live in reconciled community with each other (Gal. 2:11-14; Eph. 2:11-3:8). This reconciliation will in many cases create…
Asian Americans, MLK, and the Model Minority Myth
Asian Americans do not have a Martin Luther King, Jr. to look to in their history and struggle for civil rights. Moses Y. Lee explains how Asian Americans are benefactors of the Civil Rights Movement,…
A Call for White Believers to Engage Pain and Responsibility
“Christians are never angry enough. We have learned to distance ourselves from anger, irrespective of whether it is righteous or unrighteous… If we allow ourselves to join God’s fury…
Pass the Mic Live: Alton Sterling & Philando Castile
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