Connecting the Dots: Ending Sacrifice Zones
Years ago, while I was a law school student in my twenties, the course of my life changed in a...
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The Credits Work, Let’s Make Them Permanent
Last March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, a bill designed to help aid millions in...
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Ending Endless War
“Never forget.” Those words have remained etched in our collective memory in the years...
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Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis
In a famous sermon at Riverside Church in 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
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What’s Love Got to Do With It?
“Church folks, come and listen to what I have to say. Some of you believe and practice the great...
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Loving Mothers Well Means Fighting For Them
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. - 1 John 3:18...
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The Weight of History
In 1991, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton stood before an audience gathered at the First...
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Women’s Bodies Are Not Battlefields
In my second year of seminary, I chose to do a community-based field placement at a comprehensive...
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Before Building the City, Repair the Breach
Isaish 58:9b-10, 12 (NRSV) “If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of...
Read MoreA Fraying Hope: Steps to Repairing Democracy
The 2020 elections reminded us in stark terms of the fragility of our democracy. As former...
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Advent: A Season of Preparation: Faith-Based Organizing for Justice
What will the world look like when justice comes? And how do we prepare for its...
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With Gratitude, Healing, and Hope
Even as we sort through the implications of Election Day and begin to think about where we go...
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The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter Voting is often described as the heart of the democratic process. The...
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The Movement for Transformative Justice
“Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may...
Read MoreCurrents from the Past
Currents from the Past: The 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote and the Pursuit of a More...
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Experiencing Life Through My Black Experience
Racism is an organism with tentacles in the foundation of every institution in the United States of...
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Justice for Black Lives
What a heavy few weeks it has been. Although in different ways, current events have impacted all of...
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Women on the Frontlines of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the existing divisions and privileges in our...
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Unprecedented Times
A unique time such as this requires a unique response. The Justice and Peace Action Network...
Read MoreIntersectional Approaches to Gender Justice Too Long Delayed
Intersectional Approaches to Gender Justice Too Long Delayed Written by Brenda Joyner and Loey...
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