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Yazmine Nichols

Yazmine Nichols is a Brooklyn-born, New York native. She is a JD candidate whose work focuses on the relationship between law, theo-ethics, and criminalization. She received her MA in Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in 2017.

Culture, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJuly 7, 2017

The Book of Diana: Wonder Woman as Theological Text

By Yazmine Nichols

What audiences learn by the end of the film is that evil cannot be located in a single demigod, villain or agent.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesOctober 6, 2016

Charged with Impiety: When Black Bodies Defy Tradition

By Yazmine Nichols

When Black athletes like Gabrielle Douglas fail to be model Olympians and model players, they become treasonous.

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Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesJune 7, 2016

Sometimes Salvation Looks Like Rage: An Open Letter to “Non-denominational” Churches

By Yazmine Nichols

I grew up in a self-professed non-denominational church. My mother began attending when I was…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Remapping American ChristianitiesFebruary 19, 2016

“Let’s Get in Formation”: Beyoncé’s Spiritual Call for Black Resistance

By Yazmine Nichols

I don’t like Beyoncé in the way that some people do—I am not a bee in…

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(A)theologies, Activism and the Academy, Archive, Remapping American Christianities, StoriesFebruary 2, 2016

What Good Is It for Union to Gain the World, But Forfeit Its Soul?

By Yazmine Nichols

“I have never really understood exactly what a ‘liberal’ is,” Assata Shakur writes, “since I…

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