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Essentials

These essays offer a doorway into the core questions that have shaped this work for more than a decade:

What does faith become when disentangled from supremacy?
What does Blackness reveal about God, power, embodiment, and survival?
What harms have been sanctified in the name of holiness?
What does liberation require of our theology, our politics, our bodies, and our memo

I’m Sorry, Sis, But Boaz Is Never Coming.
Deconstruction ► November 3, 2017

I’m Sorry, Sis, But Boaz Is Never Coming.

The story of Ruth & Boaz has been sold to Christian women as a model for courtship for years. But is it really what we make it out to be?

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I’m Tired of Explaining Racism to You.
Essentials ► August 13, 2017

I’m Tired of Explaining Racism to You.

The open racism displayed in Charlottesville, VA is not a one-off anomaly. Blacks have long since called a spade a spade: America is *still* racist.

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Exodus: Why Black Millennials Are Leaving the Church
Deconstruction ► May 11, 2017

Exodus: Why Black Millennials Are Leaving the Church

Black Millennials are not a generation lost, the church simply hasn't made themselves a home to be found. On why Millennials are leaving the Black church.

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16 Amazing Must-Reads for the Budding Progressive Christian
Deconstruction ► February 11, 2017

16 Amazing Must-Reads for the Budding Progressive Christian

How do you become 'woke' and Christian while Black? A curated round-up of the best voices of Progressive Christianity on racism, sexism, & more.

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When Blackface Enters the Pulpit: Vicki Yohe, Paula White, & the Problem with the ‘Black Pass’
Cultural Witness ► January 23, 2017

When Blackface Enters the Pulpit: Vicki Yohe, Paula White, & the Problem with the ‘Black Pass’

What 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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When White Supremacy is Bigger than God
Essentials ► November 15, 2016

When White Supremacy is Bigger than God

God is in control, but who is the master of White Supremacy? On evangelical belief, politics, and the colorlines of Christian faith.

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