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Essays and public theology exploring Black deconstruction, liberation theology, spiritual abuse, Christian nationalism, embodiment, queerness, and the ongoing work of disentangling faith from supremacy.

The Great White Messiah
PUBLIC THEOLOGY ► May 18, 2026

The Great White Messiah

What if MAGA is not merely a political movement, but a restoration theology shaped by white messianic longing, apocalyptic fear, and the salvific promise of supremacy itself? To understand Christian nationalism, we must stop treating it as political hypocrisy and begin examining it as racialized messianic theology.

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What If I’m Only Human?
Black Interior Life ► May 17, 2026

What If I’m Only Human?

Black women are often told we suffer from imposter syndrome, but that language misses the deeper wound. Through The Wiz, Black Girl Magic, and the burden of being endlessly useful, this essay names the fear that our humanity will be mistaken for fraudulence after a lifetime of being expected to perform godhood.

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Michael & Joe โ€” The Ambitions of the Family Patriarch
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY ► May 16, 2026

Michael & Joe โ€” The Ambitions of the Family Patriarch

What if the tragedy of Michael Jackson was never merely celebrity, but a lifetime spent laboring beneath the intertwined theologies of patriarchy, performance, and profit?

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It Ain’t Demonic, It’s Demanding
Conjure & ATRs ► May 13, 2026

It Ain’t Demonic, It’s Demanding

Black spiritual inheritance is being labeled demonic in a moment shaped by Christian nationalism. But the real threat was never our ancestors, rituals, or Blackness. The threat is a faith that requires us to bury our memory to prove our devotion.

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For Folks Who Considered Losing It When God’s Control Ain’t Enough.
PUBLIC THEOLOGY ► November 2, 2020

For Folks Who Considered Losing It When God’s Control Ain’t Enough.

“No matter who wins tomorrow, God is still in control.” The fight for liberation, equity, and justice does not end with this election cycle. Tomorrow’s outcome merely determines HOW the fight continues and just how...

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Dear Church Folk: I Wish Yโ€™all Would STFU About Ancestor Veneration
Deconstruction ► August 21, 2020

Dear Church Folk: I Wish Yโ€™all Would STFU About Ancestor Veneration

We get it. You think everything you can't explain is demonic. But could you believe that in silence?

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