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Ain’t I A Woman? A Brief Reflection of the Just Gospel Women’s Panel
How might women fulfill their purpose while not violating God’s principles?
Get Out Movie Review
Cultural and racial appreciation may come off well. But without God and a biblical approach, it can serve the wicked system of supremacy, envy, and power. Though Jordan Peele dressed these themes up with horror and humor, the racial issues and their implications are stark.
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.
Lessons from Jackson, Mississippi
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.
Racism and Elitism in Higher Education
Who decides what good scholarship is? Does the training we receive reflect the full spectrum of God’s imprint upon humanity?
Black Life, White Affluence, and Double Consciousness
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.
On Black History: From Platitudes to Participation
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.
"Alternative Facts" in a Racialized Society
Jarvis Williams explains why the Trump administration's idea of alternative facts can be harmful to minorities and the marginalized.
Reasons I’m Sad to See the First Black Presidency End
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.