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October 2018

October 20, 2018

New Book in R3 Book Series on #BLM and #ALM

The R3 book series is pleased to announce the publication of The Struggle Over Black Lives...

June 2018

June 17, 2018

Dislocations and Shutdowns: #MLK, #BLM and the Rhetoric of Confrontation

On April 4, 2018, America commemorated the 50th year anniversary of the death of Martin...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

When #TakeAKnee Takes the Streets

by Alphonso Saville America has a long and contentious history when it comes to black...

June 2017

June 16, 2017

When Juries Cannot See Black People as Human

Today a jury in Minnesota (not Mississippi or Memphis) acquitted former officer Jeronimo Yanez in...

June 15, 2017

Call for Papers: Race, Religion, and Black Lives Matter

Race, Religion, and Black Lives Matter: Essays on a Moment and a Movement Edited by...

December 2016

December 02, 2016

The State Sponsored Violence Against Black Bodies

Below is part of a speech I gave for the Center for African & African...

November 2016

November 25, 2016

Do We Even Care: A Conversation on Race and Racial Tensions?

Below is a speech I gave at New Bethel Baptist Church on November 1, 2016...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

Liberty and Justice for All?

by Erin Daza Sigler For those of you who consider yourself patriotic, what does...

September 23, 2016

Movement Work Must Be Intergenerational

by. Rev. T. Renee Crutcher Let me be the first to say that I applaud...

September 21, 2016

To Be Black and Woke

by Daniel White Hodge Sigh.....let me gather my thoughts...I realize here at work I'm supposed...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

The Blasphemy of #BlackLivesMatter

by Matthew Vega I’m not sure what happened to Chris Brown. I remember working in...

August 18, 2016

So, Where is Jesus in Milwaukee?

by Matthew Vega Black uprisings have become an annual part of our media diet in...

August 17, 2016

Protesting While White: My Graceland Reflection

To raise awareness to issues of police brutality, economic injustices, and other community concerns, on...

August 04, 2016

The #Ferguson Declaration: A Black Lives Matter Creed

An Appeal to Christian Congregations and Christians Worldwide The authors and signatories of The Ferguson...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

With Body, Voice and Signs: Reflections of the Memphis March

On Sunday July 10, 2016, in response to the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando...

July 14, 2016

Preaching to End White Supremacy

by Steven Tramel Gaines “Do you really believe white racism exists?” A BLM activist asked...

July 11, 2016

#BlackLivesMatter: Memphis March

On Sunday July 10, 2016 activists marched on the I-40 bridge in Memphis to protest...

July 08, 2016

Reflections on the #DallasPoliceShootings

On Thursday evening July 7, 2016, Micah Johnson shot and killed 5 police officers and...

July 08, 2016

Do Black Lives Really Matter?

On Tuesday morning July 5, police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana shot and killed Alton Sterling....

May 2016

May 03, 2016

When They Still Don’t Care: The Death of #TamirRice

According to the New York Times, the family of Tamir Rice will receive $6 million from the city...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

#SandyStillSpeaks: Remembering #SandraBland

Back in February (2016), I had the opportunity to visit Prairie View A & M...

March 01, 2016

Hallow Points and Holy Ground

by Earle Fisher First published in the New Tri-State Defender The Black faith community, especially...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

#MLKDay: The New Wine of #BlackLivesMatter

On January 17, 2016, drawing from John 2:1-11, my King Day sermon focused on King's...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

#TamirRice: 10 Things White People Can Do

by Amber Johnson The contextual and physical resemblance between Tamir Rice and Emmett Till is...

December 17, 2015

If I Die in Police Custody: A Lament for #SandraBland

by Thelathia "Nikki" Young First posted at Symposium Ethics. On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland...

December 09, 2015

Will Black Men Ever #SayHerName?

We are here; we are here riding for you. We are here, from history and...

December 08, 2015

Lies and the Cover Up of Corruption

by Joseph Boston I have zero confidence in the Justice Department's investigation into the Chicago...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

An Open Letter of Love to Black Students: #BlackLivesMatter

I was an early signer of this open letter posted December 8, 2014 on the...

November 10, 2015

At What Point Do We Shut It Down?

by Lisa Sharon Harper *Note: President Tim Wolfe resigned as president of the University of...

November 10, 2015

#ConcernedStudent1950: But Please #StayWoke!!

On November 9, 2015, after continued protests on the campus of the University of Missouri,...

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