What ‘Dirty John’ Reveals About the Dangers of Faith
There’s lessons everywhere if you pay attention. Examining how the riveting six-part podcast Dirty John illuminates the problem with blind faith.
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Essays in cultural criticism, public theology, media analysis, politics, and spiritual interpretation examining how power, race, religion, gender, technology, and empire shape contemporary life. Cultural Witness explores the sacred and social meaning beneath internet discourse, celebrity, art, grief, and collective memory.
Until It’s Somebody’s Son, R. Kelly Will Never Be Cancelled.
It's time we have a Come to Jesus meeting about R. Kelly. On sexual predators, protecting Black girls, and accountability in faith.
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On Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta: Reginae Carter, the Secondhand Bully
It’s Tough Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta For the last few weeks, I’ve been fascinated with Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta. Watching people whose music served as the soundtrack of my teenage years deal with...
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Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Steve Stephens, Blame Toxic Masculinity.
Steve Stephens began a crime spree that ended in tragedy for multiple families and his suicide. Examining toxic masculinity the real culprit.
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Listen, Black Women Don’t Need Your Damned Fixing
No, seriously. Stop trying to fix Black women. On French Montana, Relationship Gurus, and the eternal cloud of misogynoir that rains on our parade.
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“Never Again”: 6 Things You May Have Missed in the Season Opener of Greenleaf
