by Miguel De La Torre | Oct 24, 2022 | Opinion
Is it ethical for people of color within the U.S. who claim to be disciples of Christ to engage in violence against oppressors? The reality is that people of color are already living within a violent situation. According to a five-year study, unarmed people of color...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 11, 2022 | News
“Piecemeal.” This is the word used in a new U.N. human rights report to describe the progress made in “combating systemic racism against people of African descent.” The report points to the continued disproportionate experiences and life expectations of people of...
by Wendell Griffen | Oct 6, 2022 | Opinion
The much boasted American “rule of law” is a sham. Notice how legislators across the nation, including Arkansas, rushed to pass laws to disenfranchise or undermine voting by Black people after Donald Trump was defeated in 2020. In Arkansas, white Republican...
by Wendell Griffen | Oct 5, 2022 | Opinion
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Moore v. Dempsey in 1923. By a 6–2 margin, the Court said that the trials of six of the Elaine 12 – Frank Moore, Frank and Ed Hicks, Joe Knox, Paul Hall and Ed Coleman – were dominated by mobs....
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Baptism offers a radical theology of liberation. A reenactment of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, it is an entry point into Christian faith and an exit strategy from the hierarchical and power-driven identities of race, class and gender. Baptism is a process of...
