Juneteenth: Remembering to Celebrate
Juneteenth, a newly recognized national holiday, is in a couple of days. While some Black Americans have celebrated this day for generations, others of us are still wondering whether/how to…
Juneteenth, a newly recognized national holiday, is in a couple of days. While some Black Americans have celebrated this day for generations, others of us are still wondering whether/how to…
How do we raise children who will stand against racial injustice? Helen Lee, co-author of The Race-Wise Family, and Amy Julia Becker discuss why it’s important for all of us…
Where would you go in the Northeast to learn the story of Black Americans? (Really and truly–I’m looking for advice here.) This summer I’m planning to take our family on…
Recent news has been filled with brutality and evil. War in Ukraine. Shooting upon shooting upon shooting. And a report by the Southern Baptist Convention that details abuse upon abuse…
I’ve struggled a bit this past week to understand how much the Buffalo shooting should be understood in a wider context of racism in the United States. Esau McCaulley’s essay…
At church on Sunday, we prayed for the families of the victims of last weekend’s horrific and racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. In our small, predominantly white, New England…
Eboo Patel’s essay for the New York Times Tuesday reminded me that I want to teach our kids what we are FOR as a family. So we support restrictions on…
I used to think that justice was about law courts and whether or not people should be fined or go to jail or not. My understanding of justice was narrow…
The effects of trauma often surface in our embodied existence. What about hope? Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies, talks with Amy Julia…
Last month, Justice Stephen Breyer announced he would retire from the Supreme Court, giving President Biden an opportunity to name his successor. Biden reminded the world that he pledged during…