In Mississippi, we can’t pretend. We can’t pretend that none of the past happened, nor act as though it doesn’t affect the here and now.

This is only a small story in the larger picture of the fight against racism, but it encourages us to display the grace of the gospel at all times, and to change the negative narratives of racial injustice and inequality that continue today.

There is something wrong with reducing black life down to comparative terms that perpetuate a narrative of white affluence and black victimization. These two opposing views have collided in the recent public framing of black life in America as downtrodden, destitute, and hopeless--and they speciously encourage double consciousness.

Because of the private nature of sexuality in marriage, sexual intimacy is rarely discussed in the church in a joint public forum that addresses its nuances appropriately, but honestly for the married and singles. As a result, we often adopt a shallow view of what sexual intimacy is.

It has often been remarked that American history has undergone a vigorous “whitewashing,” whereby contributions of minorities (namely black people) have largely been overlooked or flat out disregarded.

Jarvis Williams explains why the Trump administration's idea of alternative facts can be harmful to minorities and the marginalized.

Jarvis Williams details what Obama's presidency has meant to him and his family, and how he will miss him though he didn't agree with some of Obama's politics.