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My life has been shaped by movements for black lives since childhood. Movement language was...
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The Movie “Till”: Facing the Past to Change the Present
James Baldwin famously wrote, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can...
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Racial justice minister: German BIPOC community ‘blessed me deeply’
The Rev. Velda Love, the United Church of Christ’s minister of racial justice, recently...
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Beyond these Borders: Accountability
"But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty...
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Is Gun Rights Ruling a Free Pass for Lynchings?
What will happen to the safety and well-being of people of African descent in the United...
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Honoring Sacred Souls: The Shooting in Buffalo and the Image and Likeness of God
Aaron Salter, 55, was a retired Buffalo police officer and the security guard at Tops...
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Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Responding to the Robb Elementary School Shooting
Every year we lose countless children to gun violence. Fire arms are left unlocked and...
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Honoring Sacred Souls: The Shooting in Buffalo and the Image and Likeness of God
Ten beautiful souls were violently murdered by an 18-year-old white supremacist Saturday, May...
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Yes, Ketanji Brown Jackson: Wading through Turbulent Waters
On April 8, 2022, the United States Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm the nomination of Judge...
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Good Friday and the Tools of Lynching: The Crucifixion Continues
The late scholar and theologian Rev. Dr. James H. Cone argues, “the cross sits at the center...
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Refugees, Resistance, and Racism: What Imago Dei Requires of Us
As we watch the horrific and tragic reportage from Ukraine, filled with a sense of compassion...
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Adaptability, Apocalypse and Afrophobia: What Omicron is Revealing
The language of apocalypse has accompanied the COVID-19 global pandemic from the beginning, as...
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Beyond Guilty: Longing for Abolition and Accountability
If even our “victories” aren’t justice, how do we keep pursuing these important legal...
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Protecting the Sacred Right to Vote
As people of faith, we believe in honoring the voice and vote of every person and that free...
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UCC racial justice minister speaks out after Rittenhouse verdict
The Rev. Velda Love, UCC minister of racial justice, issued this statement after the verdict...
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Join the Movement toward Racial Justice
Velda Love Our nation is deeply immersed in a resurgence of racist tactics and behaviors that...
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When Did We See You?
Minister of Racial Justice Some of the church folks in the crowd were confused, looked around...
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