by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 1, 2026 | Opinion
Progressive Euroamerican churches claim to seek to build Martin Luther King’s “Beloved Community.” The question for them becomes how to attract people of color to their congregation. Unfortunately, the hope of diversification is more about political correctness than...
by Sean Palmer | Mar 6, 2026 | Opinion
Black people’s pain and humiliation have long been turned into entertainment, from minstrel shows to modern “gotcha” media moments that turn Black suffering into content. The BAFTA broadcast that aired a racial slur directed at Black actors Michael B. Jordan and...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 25, 2026 | Opinion
Malcolm X introduced the concept of the house “negro” and the field “negro ” to white America. During slavocracy, the house “negro” would aid and protect the master’s interests, even to the detriment of those who lived in shacks and did the backbreaking fieldwork....
by Stan Copeland | Feb 20, 2026 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following is a reflection from Stan Copeland on the life of John Nash. It is adapted from a funeral eulogy he gave, as well as from a story in Copeland’s cookbook, The Picklin’ Parson’s Cookbook. John Nash was the uncle of Craig Nash, Good Faith...
by Ken Sehested | Jan 19, 2026 | Opinion
I vividly remember the exact moment. I was in seminary, having fled my native South to New York City. I was embarrassed at being a Baptist, at being a white Southerner, and not entirely sure if I was a believer. But the “God question” wouldn’t go away. A mighty...
