Charleston Syllabus, edited by Chad Williams, Kidada E. Williams, and Keisha...
When Dylann Roof murdered the Charleston nine at a Bible study in June 2015, his intent was “to start a race war.” He didn’t succeed.read more
View ArticleRace on the ballot—again
In 1900, W.E.B. Du Bois named the color line as the problem of the 20th century. The color line, which still persists, is on trial this presidential election.While Donald Trump polls low among black...
View ArticleUlysses S. Grant’s fight against voter suppression
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University stated earlier this month that “14 states will have new voting restrictions in place for the first time in a presidential election.” Enacted by...
View ArticleBalance the scales
We can no longer pretend that the scales of justice in America are fair and balanced.read more
View ArticleNeighborhoods real and imagined
Ideas about the ghetto matter. They always have.read more
View ArticleWhen mercy and justice meet
As we make laws and try to adjudicate justice, we often lose sight of the human faces affected.read more
View ArticleWhat race riots accomplish
Some riots protest injustice. Others perpetuate it.read more
View ArticleA conversation with Liam Miller on racism, a whitened Jesus, and the...
I was able to sit and have a brief conversation with him about racism, a whitened Jesus, and the reign of God. I thought you might appreciate the conversation as well. Let me know what you think.read more
View ArticleIntersectionality, by Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge
How we define ourselves and others is complex because we hold multiple identities simultaneously. Social contexts and the resulting power relations (racism, sexism, classism, etc.) “are intertwined and...
View ArticleThe church's one identity
White Christians have an obligation to face white nationalism head-on.read more
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