Five Years of White Picket Fences
Once, when I was speaking at a church, I was introduced as an “expert on privilege.” The person introducing me didn’t mean that I’ve done anthropological or sociological studies about…
S7 E1 | The Hope and Hurt of Being Black in America with Esau McCaulley
Apple Google Spotify More! "Whose stories matter?" Esau McCaulley, author of How Far to the Promised Land, joins Amy Julia Becker for an honest, hopeful conversation about:being Black in Americahonoring…
Introducing Season 7 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear Podcast
Apple Google Spotify More! Love is stronger than fear. What if we really believed it? What if we lived into love and weren’t overcome by anxiety? What if, even in the…
What’s Wrong With America Right Now?
What’s wrong with America right now? Everywhere I go, I encounter this question. Pop culture’s biggest current hit, Barbie, has one answer: patriarchy. Tim Urban’s recent book, What’s Our Problem?,…
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Supreme Court and Affirmative Action
I’m a white woman who went to an Ivy League school. I’m pretty sure my grades and leadership positions in high school meant that I “merited” a spot in that…
To Tell the Truth on the 4th of July
"He thought enough of this country to tell the truth," writes Esau McCaulley about Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" McCaulley goes on:…
S6 E22 | Why Stories of Hope Subvert Racism with John Blake
Is racism baked into our nation’s DNA? Is there any hope for change? John Blake, a CNN journalist and author of More Than I Imagined, explores the personal and social…
Juneteenth and King: A Life
Today, people across the nation will celebrate Juneteenth—a holiday I only learned about in recent years. As Jemar Tisby writes, “Juneteenth may be the perfect holiday for Black people to…
S6 E19 | Deconstruction and Rebuilding with Yolanda Pierce
In an environment of deconstruction, how do we identify what needs to be torn down? And in the midst of the rubble, what are we rebuilding? Dr. Yolanda Pierce, author…
S6 E18 | Join the Work of Justice with Michelle Ferrigno Warren
How do we step into the good work of kingdom justice? In this episode: hear the story of Michelle Ferrigno Warren, a faith-rooted justice advocate and activist learn how to be a faithful…
