Don’t Be Afraid
“Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” ~ John 14:27 KJV These words came to me as comfort last night as I processed the news that […]
Black History Spotlight – Dr. Pauli Murray
As Black History Month comes to an end, we want to take time to celebrate the amazing contributions of Black Americans to the cause of justice. With this blog, we […]
Newsweek – Letter to the Editor
Recently, Demetrius Minor wrote an article in Newsweek titled “Black Americans Are Deeply Ambivalent About Abortion” in which he, a Black man, used his personal story of adoption and misrepresented […]
The God of Exodus Would Smash TX SB-8
When viewed through a labor lens, the new Texas abortion law looks a lot like Pharaoh’s oppression of Israel, which was unacceptable to God. Righteous cries for liberation from layers […]
Believe Her
She was only 16. Her eyes looked desperate for a resolve. It was the week before Thanksgiving of 2010. Her mother dragged her into the clinic, nearly forcing the abortion […]
Mary’s Friday of Sorrow and Strength: A Good Friday Reflection
Good Friday in African American Protestant tradition often brings us services that are shaped around the believed seven last sayings of Jesus according to the accepted biblical canon. On this […]
Georgia: Ground Zero for Voter Suppression & Maternal Mortality.
Georgia is not only ground zero for voter suppression, but it is also ground zero for an enduring healthcare crisis that disproportionately affects Black women—maternal mortality. While Senate and House […]
Living at the intersection of Faith and RJ
In early September, I sat down with Just Texas to talk about the work I do at the intersection of Reproductive Justice and Faith on their podcast, At the Edge […]
A Just World: A Moral Mandate
This second decade in this new millennium finds us on the precipice of significant change. We are poised to move into a future that can either be the greatest in […]