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.
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...
Read MoreSteve Stephens began a crime spree that ended in tragedy for multiple families and his suicide. Examining toxic masculinity the real culprit.
Read MoreNo, 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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Fans were shocked by gospel superstar Kirk Franklin's bold exchange with a man on Twitter. Check out 10 times Kirk Franklin told us he's bout that action.
Read MoreWhat happens when we center whiteness in Black sacred spaces? On Vicki Yohe, Paula White, and the art of blackface in the pulpit.
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