If you really want the America we pretend to have, we must recognize that our silence and complicity have assisted in the continued death of OUR children. And we ALL need to ask -- when will it end?
Is there a Word from the Lord during this prolonged season of racialized violence in our nation? How can Christian communities, leaders, clergy, lay members, and churches respond in love and solidarity with those whose backs are up against the wall? Come join me for the “Turning the Tables Teach-In: Strategies for a Christian Response...
Is there a word from the Lord that would speak to the black males of this nation to tell us that our blackness is not the sign of one who is "less than," "the other," "savage," or "animal"?
Rev.Wil Gafney is the Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School Follow Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. on Twitter: www.twitter.com/@WilGafney
By Damien Conners As a young executive director of one of the nation’s most influential civil rights organizations, I am beyond amazed at the level of pomp and circumstance that shrouds what should be the true emancipatory work of organizations positioned to make substantive change and serve as representative voices for the oppressed and silenced...
What will your liturgy on Sunday morning say about Renisha McBride? What sermon will be preached that speaks out for Mike Brown? What benediction will be pronounced that considers Marlene Pinnock? Can you "pass the peace" if you only mean peace for your own neighborhood or community?