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Privilege and Race

Read more about the article John Lewis on Nonviolent Resistance, Love, and Hope

John Lewis on Nonviolent Resistance, Love, and Hope

  • Post published:March 27, 2020
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If you’ve found yourself with additional time to read in this era of social distancing, I want to recommend Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by Congressman…

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Read more about the article Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

  • Post published:March 9, 2020
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Most Americans will never know their names, yet many women, through their actions, have contributed to the undoing of injustice. When we traveled to Montgomery, Alabama a few months ago,…

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Read more about the article A Community’s Work to Participate in Healing

A Community’s Work to Participate in Healing

  • Post published:March 5, 2020
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It was a dreary night outside, and a warm welcome inside the library of Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, CT Tuesday night. After a winter of traveling south to talk…

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Read more about the article Love: Sentiment or Commitment

Love: Sentiment or Commitment

  • Post published:February 28, 2020
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“Love is not a sentiment. It is a commitment…” As I drove home from a beautiful weekend in Richmond at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, I was listening to an interview…

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Read more about the article A Model for Race and Justice Events

A Model for Race and Justice Events

  • Post published:February 10, 2020
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A MODEL FOR RACE AND JUSTICE EVENTS—It was a tremendous honor to stand alongside my friend and colleague Natasha Sistrunk Robinson last Thursday night at Church of the Apostles in…

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Read more about the article Race, Sex, Faith, and the Halftime Show

Race, Sex, Faith, and the Halftime Show

  • Post published:February 7, 2020
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The Superbowl halftime show: salacious or celebratory? Empowering or objectifying?  After the halftime show last Sunday, and after noticing really different reactions to it from white Christian women and Christian…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Privilege and Race Podcasts

AJB Recommends: Privilege and Race Podcasts

  • Post published:January 31, 2020
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Amy Julia Recommends is a new feature on my blog where I'll compile recommendations for podcasts, books, articles, etc., that I've shared on my social media platforms. This edition of…

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Read more about the article Harriet: Hope in the Face of Oppression

Harriet: Hope in the Face of Oppression

  • Post published:January 27, 2020
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Harriet's hope in the face of oppression and injustice—this true story of courage, faith, and hope is worth watching. I used to think that the reason we learned the stories…

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William’s Book Recommendations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Post published:January 20, 2020
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Book recommendations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Here are some of William's book picks (plus a few bonus recommendations). One of the fun things about our Civil Rights tour…

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Civil Rights Tour Itinerary

  • Post published:January 17, 2020
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Here is a potential Civil Rights tour itinerary for anyone wanting to embark on a quick tour to learn about the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights in…

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