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A Time to Walk and A Time to Stomp. In Defense of Black Graduation Joy
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (1532+ words) UC Berkeley Black Graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, Calif. (UC Berkeley African American Studies Department) The doors of the church are open. Good morning, Saints. I said, good morning, Saints! Beloved children of the sun,…...
Kevin Hart Is Not Funny
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (734+ words) There. I said it. But I know good humor when I see and hear it. My funny bone has not been colonized. I know about timing and rhythm. I can recognize the architecture of a good joke. I know the…...
Of Course a White Nationalist Studied Black People. Black History Shows Racist Predators What They Failed to Destroy and Where to Attack Next.
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (583+ words) There's a viral claim making the rounds on social media that Kevin Roberts, president of the racist Heritage Foundation and one of the key figures associated with Project 2025, has a Ph. D. in "African American history." That ain't true, Y'all. For…...
"Jump at de Sun." A Sermon for the Mothered, the Motherless, and the Ones Who Learned to Rise
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1896+ words) Stacey and her niece, India. Some years ago in New Jersey. The doors of the church are open. Good morning, Saints. Now, I know that greeting lands differently depending on who you are, what you've lost, what you survived, what…...
The Ancestors Sent a Spider to Bite Kyle Rittenhouse, and She Understood the Assignment
1+ week, 3+ day ago (844+ words) My Black Christian elders always say, "Gawd works in mysterious ways." Now, I'm an atheist. I do not believe the Lord is sittin' high on a cloud and lookin' low with a clipboard, a trumpet, and a petty vengeance department,…...
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" Unless It's 800 Trays of Mac & Cheese: A Sunday Sermon on Faith, Fraud & Reallocated Blessings
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1897+ words) The doors of the church are open. Good morning, Saints. Beloved children of the sun, this morning I need to talk with y'all about one of our dear young brothas from Texas. His name is Keyshun Jones. And right now,…...
Shots Fired, Bottles Secured: Inside America's Most Unbothered Evacuation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1182+ words) There are two types of people during a crisis. There are people who run. And there people who grab the wine. This past Saturday night at the White House Correspondents" Dinner, as confusion gently spread following what is now being…...
While Laura Loomer Drags Candace Owens: A Sunday Sermon on Laying Down with Dogs and Catching Fleas
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (1887+ words) The doors of the church are open. Good morning, Saints. Beloved children of the sun, this morning I wanna preach about some public, can't-look-away drama. Now I know some of y'all are probably wondering, "Rev. Dr. Staceypants, why you bein…...
I'm Sorry We Keep Turning Your Diagnosis Into An Excuse For Violence: A Public Apology to People Living With Mental Illness
3+ week, 6+ day ago (802+ words) To everyone out there living with mental health challenges, I want to begin here, without qualification or deflection. I'm sorry for what the past few days have sounded like as people scramble to explain the heinous crime of a man…...
I Rebuke Thee, MAGA Jesus! A Sunday Sermon On When Empire Cosplays Christ
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (1963+ words) The doors of the church are open. Good morning Saints. Beloved children of the sun, it's been a crazy-ass week. Wars brewing. People struggling. People grieving. Gas prices high. Stock market is crazy. The government was talkin' about psychedelic therapy....