Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago recently produced a study guide based on The Black Panther movie for faith leaders and social justice advocates. This resource provides thoughtful guided reflection around social issues affecting African American communities and gives helpful historical background on the creation and […]
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Freedom Road Podcast: #Metoo #Churchtoo #SilenceIsNotSpiritual
Host, Lisa Sharon Harper, dives deep in this inaugural episode with three brilliant leaders: LaShawn Warren (Vice President of Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative for Center for American Progress), Belinda Bauman (Executive Director of One Million Thumbprints) and Nikki Toyama-Szeto (Executive Director of Evangelicals for Social Action). Four women, together in the studios of the Center for American Progress in Washington DC, […]
The Role of Memory in Justice Dialogue
A practical challenge that any practitioner of justice faces is the role of memory in the life of any group of people. Whether these are the memories of a people group, a denomination, a college, or a local church, collective memory plays an important role in narrative development. Narratives base themselves in some sense of […]
It is Time to Erase the Narrative Gap
This week America is reeling. Last week our president called African nations, Haiti and El Salvador “shithole countries” and suggested that U.S. immigration policy should block their entry to the U.S. while opening our borders to immigrants from Norway—a 91 percent white nation. The global response was fierce and immediate. The UN condemned the remarks […]
Walking Into History
It’s been a little over a week since I have come home from the Ruby Woo pilgrimage. I was supposed to be blogging along the way, but reality is, I was absorbing so much, my ability to reflect came at a loss. Even now I am still reflecting and processing. I am still taking time […]
