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July 2020

July 16, 2020

The Privilege of Denial

There are some striking parallels between those who refuse to mask up, who call the...

June 2020

June 08, 2020

Truth and Transformation: Can The Church Survive Confronting Racism?

As Americans, we have a choice in nearly everything. From where we live to what...

May 2020

May 10, 2020

What White Mothers Can Give To Black Mothers For Mother’s Day

I woke up this morning to cute little signs on my door, then followed a...

March 2020

March 07, 2020

Do We Need A New Word For “Privilege?”

I'm getting weird deja vu as I start this post. Sometimes things I write sound...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Don’t Bury the Female Lede: Keeping Women’s Names in the Headlines

Elecia R. Dexter of Auburn, Alabama, is the new publisher and editor of the Democrat-Reporter,...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

The Covington Catholic Boys Shouldn’t Be Expelled: They Should Be Educated

Several years ago, there was some egregious display of racism on a college campus. I'm...

November 2018

November 06, 2018

The Kids Are Listening

Reason #1,847 to vote: The kids are listening. My kids ... and everybody else's too....

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Toppling of Silent Sam: The End of Another Battle in a War We Can’t Quit Fighting

Guest post by the Rev. Chris Furr As an undergraduate at UNC, I took a...

August 15, 2018

Resistance Training: Our Words Matter

He called her a dog. The day after white supremacists tried to rally in our...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Not Just Papa John: There Are All Kinds of Racists

A friend of mine witnessed an incident the other day. Some folks had car trouble...

July 04, 2018

Liberty

Like all the women before her Holding up the world with their fingertips, Her arm...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

While You Were Sleeping: Kansas City ICE Agent Assaults Attorney, Pregnant Mother and Child Deported

When I talked to Andrea Comfort Martinez on the phone earlier today, she was waiting...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Who Would Jesus Separate?

I’m constantly amazed at what does and does not cause my fellow Christians to have...

May 29, 2018

“The White Man’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk,” Abridged

When it comes to issues of gender equality and racism, I feel the frustration and...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

Farewell, Apu: Problematic Simpsons Character May be Leaving Springfield

Viewers of "The Simpsons" have grown increasingly vocal about the problematic nature of Apu, with...

March 2018

March 05, 2018

Parenting the Resistance: 5 Ways to Have Hard Conversations with Kids

It went down like this: "Mommy, I have a joke for you, listen. How long...

January 2018

January 15, 2018

White, Polite, and Part of the Problem: How to Honor MLK Day

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that white people, as a rule, like for...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Alabama is Not the Problem: Roy Moore and the Greater Sins of America

A lot of people are hating on Alabama, and the South in general lately. As the...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

Praying Through a Megaphone: Taking Church Outside

Guest post: Rev. Megan Severns Huston This week I learned how to pray through a...

August 15, 2017

Trump Just Gave Us the Mother of All Civics Lessons: How Racism Works

I never (ever. ever) thought I would say this--but the president taught us an important...

August 12, 2017

Show Us Your Faces

They tried to stop it, you know. Local business owners. City officials. The University. Thinking...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

Rev. William Barber II is the Voice of the Moral Minority

I had this whole post in my head... about Trump's unbelievable Tweet criticizing the mayor of...

May 2017

May 23, 2017

Threats Foreign and Domestic: a Manchester Bombing and a Maryland Murder

This is a post about terrorism. It has no artful nuance. No snarky edge, no...

May 02, 2017

This One Is Different, and It’s Also Just the Same: On the Death of Jordan Edwards

Last night, Jordan Edwards--a 15 year old football player and outstanding student--was shot and killed...

March 2017

March 15, 2017

Nazi Apologists and Klan Support: The New Normal for this GOP

So, this is where we are: This week, Rep. Steve King issued a confounding Tweet...

March 05, 2017

Good Samaritans, Good Immigrants, and Bystander Problems: Sermon for Lent 1

Maybe they were feeling a little disgruntled… After all, the Samaritans in the neighboring village...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

Close to Home: The Human Cost of Racist Rhetoric

Early spring in the Midwest means that my neighborhood has been a picturesque snapshot of...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

When Inclusion Becomes a “Divisive Political Issue”

One of the school districts in the Kansas City area has banned teachers from wearing...

November 16, 2016

The Country Needs Us, And We Need You: A Call to Action

Guest Post: by C. Shawn McGuffey Since the election I have been saddened. Luckily, I...

October 2016

October 08, 2016

How Trump is Making Misogyny Great Again

Last week, women's health experts and other commentators detailed the “abusive behaviors” exhibited in Trump’s debate performance....