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The Noise of Your Songs
The white nationalism cloaked in self-righteous Jesus worship absent Christ-likeness has been enthroned as the state religion in America yet corrupting many expressions of Christianity beyond her shores and is such a telling indictment. So many of the Christian voices I’d come to love and respect have become loudly complicit in this dangerous religious circus and Jesus cult that many are growing increasingly despondent of.
Healing Songs for Difficult Times
In times when those who are in authority refuse to deal with oppression (even within Church), still we rise. As we push back against oppression, it is important for each of us to prioritize our mental health, especially during particularly trying times. We see you. We value you. Most of all, we want to see you flourish.Here is a list of songs curated by our staff to help you lament, pray, and heal.
Way Out of No Way
We have been forced, due to a lack of progress and an overall apathy, to become the freedom fighters of our own lives.
Hardship-Birthed Hymns: What Can We Learn From the Negro Spiritual?
Christology runs through the veins of the Negro Spirituals.
Album Review: Drogas Wave by Lupe Fiasco
Once listeners grasp the narrative of this album, the emotions hit like the waves that swallowed our ancestors centuries ago.
Jackie Hill Perry's "Crescendo" of Transparency
"Follow a Crescendo to its highest point and you’ll find that even at your lowest, you were going somewhere higher."
Artist Spotlight: Swoope Talks "Sonshine," Depression, and Hip-Hop
“How did you get here? What made you keep going?”
Four Reasons Why The Black Panther Album is Dope
The recruitment of African artists is one of the aspects that makes this album remarkable.
Greenleaf and Gospel Music
At its best, gospel music is a soundtrack of hope despite life’s trials and tribulations.