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One of the first African women to fight against European dominance in Africa during the colonial period & expose the racism and misogyny in the Catholic church.
The founder of the first black Christian movement in Sub-Saharan Africa
George Washington Williams, “An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II, King of the Belgians and Sovereign of the Independent State of Congo By Colonel, The Honorable Geo. W. Williams, of the United States of America,” 1890
Ronald B. Neal's (PhD Vanderbilt University) research and writing interests include religion, gender, culture, religion, ethics and politics, modern and postmodern philosophy, Third World cultures, and popular culture.
Rev. Joan Harrell interviews Terisa Griffin from NBC Vocal Competition The Voice
Gospel music sensationalize today’s churches into social and political irrelevance; and how the economic policies espoused by the religious right betray the same biblical tradition they claim to hold dear.
So, I feel like I’m doing God’s work, you know what I’m saying? Just because I don’t have nothing to pass around for people to put in the bucket don’t mean I’m not doing God’s work
My reconciling of the sacred and profane does not however limit religion in hip hop’s ability to matter in peoples’ everyday lives. Rappers have long gestured that hip hop culture is their religion – and that hip hop has, above all, saved their lives. While churches struggle to keep young people in the pews, this demographic too, overwhelmingly clings to hip hop, unapologetically.
