A charge to remember
"'There is always ‘a before’ that makes a beginning possible.' This afternoon, I charge you to re-member by recalling the “before” that makes this day possible."
This entire issue has been turned over to Black women to highlight and center the voices of these trustworthy leaders, scholars, theologians, writers and artists. Framed by the barrier-breaking leadership of Katie Geneva Cannon, contributors highlight issues of representation, call for rest as a form of resistance, and advocate for the needs of Black women and girls. The call of this issue is the call of the faithful: trust Black women. Listen to them. Learn from them. Honor them.
"'There is always ‘a before’ that makes a beginning possible.' This afternoon, I charge you to re-member by recalling the “before” that makes this day possible."
"This is more than a poetry book; it is an experience. Gorman employs form and structure to accompany each poem’s meanings and emphases."
"Three Girls from Bronzeville made me deeply question my judgments, assumptions and values — as well as how to solve problems."
Parker argues that White supremacy’s influence, while subtle, has left the vast majority with a deeply immature understanding of the breath of God, which prevents us from fully understanding God’s identity and being in relationship with the Divine.
In Red Lip Theology, blogger and public theologian Candice Marie Benbow offers an invitation to create theologies that speak to our personal experiences of church, God, heartache and true fullness of life.
The publishing world has seen an increase in the representation of Black women’s voices, and it is a welcome change.
Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes reflects on the pressures Black women experience and the need for true White allyship.
Activist, artist, and public theologian Tricia Hersey looks at the radical biblical instruction to rest and how claiming it can be a form of resistance.
“I am so glad you are Black.” That was Rev. Shanea Leonard’s response after joining the Zoom meeting and seeing my face.
We call on your protection — from spaces that do not always apprehend the image of God in us, from systems that do not uphold our dignity.
Trust Black Women. Builders of cities and nations. Women from ancient of days. Queens — Nzinga, Nefertiti, Sheba, and Cleopatra.
In 1974, Katie Geneva Cannon was the first Black woman to be ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, an antecedent denomination of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
I come from a family of hard-working, God-fearing women. Several of my grandmother’s sisters were domestic workers — daytime housekeepers and caregivers..
"Words matter. Who gets to speak matters."
Published in 2018, “She dared to say yes” is by Rev. Robina Winbush, the first Black woman to serve as associate stated clerk of the PC(USA) and as director of ecumenical relations.
Trusting Black women requires a new kind of faith.
“Truth’s Table” is a podcast built by Black women.
As a seventh-grader, TikTok is my favorite social media app because it is super fun and interactive.
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church — Princeton, New Jersey After closing our church’s physical doors because of COVID-19, our pastor Reverend Lukata Mjumbe..
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