Where Did White Evangelicalism’s Hatred of Critical Race Theory Really Begin?
Critical Race Theory (CRT), the academic study in which students and scholars examine how race…
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Biden’s New Domestic Terrorism Strategy Addresses Trump’s Omission of White Nationalism, But Fails to Address Targeting of Black and Brown Americans
Last week, the Biden administration published the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. With…
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Red Pop and Freedom: How (And How Not) to Celebrate Juneteenth, a New Federal Holiday
On June 15th, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill making Juneteenth a…
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The Roots of White Evangelicalism’s Crisis Are in White Evangelical Churches, Not Republican Politics
In recent months, the Southern Baptist Convention has faced a steady stream of high-profile defections,…
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Less for Moore? If Russell Moore Left the SBC Due to Conscience and Convictions His Next Move Is a Curious One
The departure of Russell Moore from the Southern Baptist Convention has been a long time…
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UPDATED: The Coup That Never Ends: ‘Whitemanism’ and the Perils of a Flimsy Liberalism
The following piece has been updated with an adendum titled: Is a Fixation on…
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What My Christian High School Taught Me About Being a Black Girl
I’m looking at a photograph of myself at fourteen. I’m a freshman in high school….
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100 Years Later, Just Weeks After OK Bans Critical Race Theory, the Tulsa Race Massacre is Still Marginal History
“Black Wall Street” is a name that has evoked pride in countless African Americans as…
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What do the January 6 Commission, Covid Deaths and Gun Massacres All Have in Common? God’s Chosen
I’m going to try connecting things that don’t at first seem related. They’re the fight…
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Convergence of Far-Right, Anti-Democratic Factions in the Northwest Could Provide a Model for the Rest of the Nation
The city of Spokane, Washington sits at the eastern edge of the state—a mountain range…
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