Justice

Aaron Treadwell: A new digital archive preserves nearly 175 years of AME Church documents

An ongoing project to complete the archive of The Christian Recorder newspaper and other publications shows the depth and breadth of Black writing since the 19th century, says the historian leading the effort.

“Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance”

In this excerpt from her new book, a social justice advocate writes about the need for unified collaboration among people of color for systemic change to occur.

By Catherine Meeks Founder, Turquoise & Lavender Institute for Transformation and Healing

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‘The Pink Robe Chronicles: Womanist Wisdom for Healing, Liberation, and Love’

In an excerpt from her new book, a professor and preacher draws on childhood lessons about the importance of using her voice.

By Melva L. Sampson Preacher and practical theologian

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‘Threads of Community’: Quilting and the Black church

Members of a sewing ministry and an artist share the way in which quilting honors tradition while also serving as a form of self-expression.

What does community require of us?

Throughout her life, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s writing, teaching and preaching made clear that true community demands the work of radical social transformation.

By Angela Thorpe Mason Executive director, Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

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A group of volunteers offers a faithful presence in San Diego’s immigration court

After an effort tied to World Refugee Day, a Catholic diocese organically grew a program for faithful people to be witnesses for immigrants.

By Kate Morrissey Journalist

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Deon K. Johnson: As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story (long version)

The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri’s ministry of writing and sharing daily prayers touches people beyond his parishes, as does his family’s experience of a traumatic year caught up in the federal crackdown on immigrants.

Deon K. Johnson: As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story

‘Healing the Wounds of the Displaced: Pastoral Ministry in Immigrant Churches’

A pastor offers his reflections on pastoral work in the immigrant community and the need for new ecclesiological models for ministry on the margins. In this excerpt, he writes a letter sharing his personal experience as a formerly undocumented immigrant.