These conversations were gifts because, though strangers, we were able to connect as humans despite the vile history.
All tagged Black history
What Did Zacchaeus Do That Jesus Liked So Much?
While we busy ourselves singing with children about this “wee little man,” we have missed a powerful ending the song never mentions.
Celebrating Black Excellence
Many of us are making history today, and it is also imperative that we celebrate and support our Black leaders. We must honor Black history by supporting and celebrating Black excellence today.
Reflection Roundup: Reframing Our Questions
Looking bidirectionally within history, to what people, ideas, and entities can we allow our questions to be vulnerable so they may be changed?
Black Love … For America
Black love has had to exist within the context of racial trauma. From the streets of daily life to corporate, academic institutions, religious spaces, and political platforms, Black people have had to live and manage their inner rage.
The Black Mamba: Lessons from and Tribute to Kobe Bryant
Bryant models to us that leaders celebrate the wins of other winners, even if the win is greater than theirs.
“March” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
In these three graphic volumes you have the very personal recounting of the civil rights movement. (Nonfiction)
Why Do Christians Segregate on Sunday Mornings?
The historical answer to our question is simple and tragic. We segregate because of the sin of racism.
White Noise (Part 1)
The problem with the idea promoted by comments like “I’m color blind” is that the idea does not communicate what we white people may think it does.
A Salute to Mr. Pauline, A Hood Hero
Mr. Pauline inspired his students and basketball players to be Black and proud. Mr. Pauline was passionate about raising a nation of young people who were smart, disciplined, and self-aware.
Dick Gregory: A Smile in the Struggle
May we live in such a way that when we are lying on our death bed, the only thing we have left to do is die. May we help the world smile in the midst of their daily struggles.
Why White Christians Should Know Black History
if White Christians are going to stand in solidarity with Blacks, Whites must know Black History. In this article, I will share a few reasons as to why White Christians must be students of Black History.
#BlackLivesMatter and (Mostly) White Churches
As protest and demonstrations swept the nation, united by the banner of #BlackLivesMatter, many (mostly) white churches remained quietly disengaged.
Rosa Parks and the Hope of Advent
May we remember during Advent the courage it takes to sit and wait. In her waiting, Rosa Parks joined God’s movement of ushering in days more just than before.
Bus Ride for Justice
The agenda for our two-day trip was simple: to visit sites from the African-American struggle for Civil Rights in Alabama while building friendships and having conversations of significance with each other.