Kaepernick’s Tragic Vindication
On August 26, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was first observed sitting during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. People accused him…
Your Liberation Library
How Dietrich Bonhoeffer met the Black Christ in Harlem, NY In Reggie Williams’ Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance he…
An Open Letter to Christopher Columbus:
Congratulations! Best wishes, Viceroy and Governor General Cristóbal Colón! (You don’t mind me using your Spanish name do you?) Although you’ve been dead…
Bible Truths Shirley Chisholm Reminded Us Of
Remembering Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for president of the United States, one who was “unbought” and “unbossed,” and believed she…
Mis-Education of the Church
Dr. Carter G. Woodson insisted that the contribution of “the Negro” be recognized year-round. What about the contribution of people of African descent as…
God’s New Year Resolution
Listen Up “Caterpillars”: What God has done for the butterfly is only a hint of what He wants to do for us. Ropes…
What to Do With This Stuff: Lessons from Lil Jon’s Crunk Christmas
I’m telling you right now, whenever I get bored during the Christmas season, I’m clicking on “All I Really Want for Christmas!” Overplayed traditional…
Reframe Your Pain: Six Lessons On Loss
How can I see hope and purpose beyond my circumstances? How can I live a functional life with so much dysfunction around me? How…
Five Reasons Jesus Wept
Five Reasons to Love Him All Over Again When I was little, the verse “Jesus wept” was a favorite verse because it was the…
The Samaritan’s Second Coming
The Good Samaritan is so popular that he’s crossed over from the Good Book to medical and legal books: “Good Samaritan laws generally…