Identity

Race ► 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.

Sexuality ► May 4, 2017

Can’t We All Just Get Along? The Tensions of Black Queerness, Womanhood, & the Cross

Is Black Male Queerness an enemy of Black Women? An Op-Ed on the tensions of Black Gay men, Black women, & their place in the Black church.

Church ► April 24, 2017

#ThingsOnlyBlackChristianWomenHear: Women Sound off on Twitter about Sexism & the Church

#ThingsOnlyBlackChristianWomenHear: a hashtag about the ways Black Christian women suffer in public ministry and in the church.

Gender ► April 19, 2017

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.

Church ► 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.

Gender ► September 29, 2016

95 Reasons Black Women Are Endangered

#BlackLivesMatter. But why are the lives of Black women killed by police all but erased from the national conversation? 95 reasons we must #SayHerName.