Christian Complicity With Racism
Be sure to catch the recording of ESA’s Facebook Live with Jemar Tisby at the end of this piece! By Jemar Tisby While many Christian traditions and other religions have varied and valuable narratives,...
Tagged: racial justice
For Those With Ears to Hear: A Review of “The Color of Compromise”
By Adriel Rose I don’t know if I’ve ever purposefully started reading a book knowing that I would undoubtedly struggle with its pages in a way that would make me wonder: Do I really...
If You Think Only Jesus Can Do Something About Racism, You’re Wrong
Editor’s note: On Fridays in February, we’ll be featuring articles selected by our guest curator, Andre Henry. Andre writes: Black History Month is a good time for us to take stock of the racial history of the...
First Comes Love, Then Comes Justice: A Review of The Color of Life
By Dorcas Cheng-Tozun I remember the day that I saw a blog post written by my friend Cara Meredith, repenting of her use of the moniker “Hot Black Husband” (HBH) to refer to her...
If You Speak, Will Anyone Hear You?
By Kathy Khang The world is a noisy place. Smart phones. Smart watches. Alerts. Notifications. Social media. Satellite radio. Streaming video. News 24/7. On any given Sunday morning in church, don’t be surprised if...
Environmental Racism
By Miguel De La Torre We are called by God to be good stewards of the earth. Unfortunately, racism gets in the way. Environmental racism, defined as the link between the degradation of the environment and...
The Stakes Are Indeed High, and Rising: A Book Review and Conversation in Two Parts
By Micky ScottBey Jones Associate Fellow of Racial Justice Editor’s Note: This article is the first of two installments. Part two will be published on June 30th. Another hashtag was created tonight for someone...
Walls of Hostility
By David P. Leong Throughout high school, I worked in our family photo lab in Vancouver Mall, and on breaks I would walk around to see other store displays nearby. In the early to mid-’90s,...
See You at the Polls?
By Elrena Evans The presidential election is one week away. Organizations like Rock the Vote, Project Vote and Voto Latino are working hard to increase voter registration and, ultimately, turnout. Both Donald Trump and Hillary...
The Fallacies of Neoliberal Protest
by Russell Rickford This post is an amended version of remarks read at a rally organized by Cornell University’s Black Students United (BSU) on September 23, 2016. Students gathered to protest the recent police...
