How to identify and counter dangerous speech
The Israel-Hamas war has spawned hateful, violent and even genocidal comments, both in person and online. An expert offers suggestions for Christian leaders to recognize and undermine it.
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Rhonda Thomas: Accurately teaching history is a moral issue
Legislation limiting what can be taught in public schools fueled a Florida nonprofit’s decision to develop a Black history toolkit for faith communities.
Do the people on death row deserve joy?
A pastor discovers that preaching to people scheduled to die is an experience of joy — for him and for them.
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Dewey Williams
Pastor, Mt. Bright Missionary Baptist Church
Stained glass, steeples and financial sustainability
An effort to preserve Black churches is entering its next cycle under the direction of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
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Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
The 1898 racist massacre and coup still reverberates through Wilmington, N.C.
Two activists with longtime ties to the city reflect on its past and how it might move forward 125 years after a murderous insurrection led by white supremacists.
Reggie Shuford
Lucy McCauley
Having my student debt forgiven helps me believe there is another way
Instead of defaulting to individual responsibility, shouldn’t we forgive one another’s debts?
Link to author Melissa Florer-Bixler
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Melissa Florer-Bixler
Pastor, Raleigh Mennonite Church
Events and books help undocumented immigrants tell their stories
A Texas seminary shares the stories of immigrants as a way of breaking down barriers and building better lives for immigrants in the U.S.
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Mónica Tornoé
Director of Latino/a programs for Education Beyond the Walls, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
‘To Speak a Defiant Word: Sermons and Speeches on Justice and Transformation’
The editor of a newly released collection of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s works writes about the religious importance of America’s “problem child” in an adapted excerpt from the book’s introduction.
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Anthony B. Pinn
Professor, Rice University
As migrants flow into the U.S., Annunciation House tries to provide a home, if only temporarily
A shelter run by volunteers in El Paso acts as a waypoint and addresses the needs of those seeking refuge in the United States.
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Alex Hinojosa
Journalist
Esau McCaulley: ‘I was tired of telling simplistic stories’
In his most recent book, a bestselling author explores both the trauma and the miracle of his family as he makes peace with his father.
A musical about Frederick Douglass explores the prophetic
“American Prophet” connects spirituality and the arts at a profound moment in history.
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
