The Gutting of ‘Roe’ isn’t About Religion, it’s a Product of White Terror
Abortion is the best f**king thing to happen to you. These words were uttered by…
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In Times of Upheaval, SBC Turns Its Back on “the Least of These”
An open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention for its tepid response to white supremacy and reproductive rights
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The Deadly Politics of (in)Difference Is Killing Trans Women of Color
Just nine weeks into this year, at least seven trans people—all women of color, and…
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Religion and Gender Trouble in the Black Arts: Remembering Toni Cade Bambara’s The Black Woman
An excerpt from Josef Sorett’s “Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics”
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To White Evangelicals, a Long Overdue Dear John Letter
After years of mutual suspicion, disagreements about leadership, and public fights, we have shut the door on our decade-long relationship.
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Sexist, Homophobic Representatives of “The Black Church” Just Want to Make Black America Great Again
To present this group of 25 clergy as a microcosm of what black America wants and thinks is lazy and dangerous.
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Bipolar Faith, an Autobiography of Race and Mental Illness
A womanist theologian explores the underexamined intersection of faith, race and mental health.
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I Met God, She’s Black: An Exhibit Makes the Black Female Body a Temple
The moment I entered the Black Woman is God exhibit in San Francisco’s SOMArts gallery,…
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Ten Books to Read After You’ve Watched “Lemonade”
We are living in the end times—or at least, in the post-“Lemonade” era. On April…
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Black Women and the Sacred: With “Lemonade,” Beyoncé Takes Us to Church
I walked away after seeing Beyoncé’s hour-long visual album, “Lemonade,” with the profound sense that…
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