by Courtney Pace | Mar 10, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The transition from Winter to Spring is one of my favorite times of year because Black History Month and Women’s History Month invite us to focus on excellence that has transformed the world in spite of intersectional oppression and disadvantage. Imagine the...
by Courtney Pace | Jul 10, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from Pace’s book, “Freedom Faith: The Womanist Vision of Prathia Hall” (University of Georgia Press, 2019). It is used with permission. Footnotes that appear in the book have been removed. The book is available for...
by Courtney Pace | Jan 20, 2015 | Opinion
I had mixed feelings as I entered the movie theater to see “Selma” as a scholar of the civil rights movement. On the one hand, I am thrilled that there have been so many movies about African-American history and civil rights released in the past four to...
by Courtney Pace | Aug 28, 2014 | Opinion
I have been researching for the past six years the life and ministry of Prathia Hall (1940-2002), a civil rights activist, Baptist preacher and womanist scholar. Little did I know at the beginning of this journey that she would become a spiritual mother to me,...
by Courtney Pace | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
The small but friendly community of First United Church of Christ occupies one of the oldest buildings in West, Texas. The church relies on supply preachers from nearby seminaries, including Truett Theological Seminary, Brite Divinity School and Southwestern...
