Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together
Last week, Representative Ilhan Omar asked Secretary of State Tony Blinken a straightforward question. It…
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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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Beyond White Reasonable Doubt: Why I Cannot Fully Celebrate the Verdict Against [Let His Name Be Erased]
“I was dreaming when I wrote this forgive me if it goes astray” – Prince …
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Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
Here’s a quick quiz. Guess who wrote the following words: “Indeed I tremble for my…
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Derek Chauvin’s Defense, in Keeping with a Long Racist Tradition, Seeks to Criminalize George Floyd
On the first day of the George Floyd trial, Eric Nelson, the attorney for Minneapolis…
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The Radical Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Left’s Challenge Today
A dream shared by many will finally come to fruition Sunday night when the April…
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How the Christian Nationalist Version of ‘The American Story’ Enabled Georgia’s Anti-Black Voter Restriction Law [Audio]
Last week, Georgia Republicans passed a radical new law designed, as the New York Times…
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What Connects Racism, Misogyny and Faith? Community. And That’s a Bad Thing
Since the murder of eight people at Atlanta-area spas on March 16, there’s been a…
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What Passover Taught Me About Being Black
As Passover approaches this weekend I often reminisce about how, as a young child, the…
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I’m Not Here to Fix Evangelicals, But to Show Them Who They Are: An Interview With the Author of ‘White Evangelical Racism’
For readers of RD, Anthea Butler scarcely needs an introduction. Since 2009, shortly after RD’s…
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