Well, it looks as if this moment has just begun. Here we go folks! You might wonder what I’m referring to. I’m talking about the political shenanigans now unfolding here in Atlanta and beyond shenanigans that are not abstract but visceral and deeply destabilizing. Atlanta has suddenly become a focal point in national tension. Fulton County’s election records have been seized by federal agents amid renewed scrutiny of ballots from the 2020 cycle, and rumors of increased ICE ac

I have spent the past three days participating in a Black women’s leadership summit hosted by an organization I love dearly. I entered the space with a clear purpose: to listen, to learn, and perhaps most importantly to unlearn in order to relearn. I wanted to pay attention not only to what was being taught, but to what was being assumed. The summit offered a range of strong, practical workshops Leading Boldly, AI for Leaders, Inclusive Sisterhood, Executive Presence, among

The World Is a Circle (lyrics Burt Bacharach and Hal David) “The world is a circle without a beginning,and nobody knows where it really ends…” Those words have lived inside me for more than fifty years. The song was written in 1973 by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the film  Lost Horizon . I was ten years old then too young to remember the movie, too young perhaps to grasp its metaphysics but not too young to remember the song. I remember every lyric. I remember the melody

image: UX Gun Happy New Year, Is this who we are as a country? These are my limited observations as I listened to the press conference and followed the breaking news on Venezuela. From within my Motherist sensibility, a deep spiritual dread surfaced. I heard our leaderhip extol military dominance, power framed as righteousness, force as legitmacy, and killing as resolution. The logic was clear:might makes right. The experience felt disturbingly similar to watching a militar

It is a new year and a new day. God has entered the world Incarnate embodied, present, dwelling among us. We do not simply begin another calendar cycle; we step into Epiphany, standing beneath light that reveals, awakens, and calls us toward deeper purpose. The Magi, who are sages and carriers of wisdom, followed that light until revelation broke open before them. Epiphany reminds us that God still illuminates paths, expands consciousness, and invites us into new ways of seei

Black Box Gift A Great Gift I am naming what many of us already know: more than 300,000 Black women have lost significant streams of income in recent years many of them entrepreneurs, creatives, and thought leaders. Forced lifestyle shifts, shrinking opportunities, and economic structures that consistently marginalize Black women are yet again minimizing our lives, labor, and leadership. We can debate the causes macroeconomic shifts, intentional political agendas that push Bl

Sunday, December 20, 2025, marked the Winter Solstice the longest night of the year. For others, the day was observed as Blue Christmas. Though these events are not inherently connected, Blue Christmas services are often held in December as sacred acknowledgment that the holiday season is not joyous for everyone. For many, this time of year is layered with grief, loss, rejection, illness, loneliness, and unresolved pain. Physical ache and emotional wounds do not quiet themsel

Recently, my dad has been ill and receiving care at a Veterans Administration hospital. During my time there, I began to notice something unsettling: a striking racial disparity among the patients. By my estimation, for every four or five veterans of color predominantly African American I saw perhaps one white veteran. This observation raised questions I have not been able to shake. Is this disproportionate presence typical within VA hospitals across the country? Does it ref

I want to testify to the grace that found me this week grace that showed up in the middle of chaos, inconvenience, and my own exhaustion. Even in the disorder of daily life, I sense that God is moving, not only in my spirit but also for my stepsister, Tonya’s birthday today.  For that, I am profoundly grateful. We are reminded never to dismiss the stranger in our midst for we may be entertaining angels. Our washing machine stopped spinning, which means the clothes come out to

Xfinity Well, it is out Wicked: For Good, Part II of the Wicked film series and yes, I have seen it. In a theater filled almost entirely with Black women, there was literally one man present, seated with his wife in the last row. And on premiere night, another theater filled up as well. Black women showed up $17 million in sales on opening day and projections surpassing $85 million by weekend’s end. If you follow my blog, you may remember my 2024 reflections, “Gravity I” and

"The People that built their heaven on your land are telling you yours is in the sky" Nina Simone Nina Simone’s statement exposes the paradox embedded within Black women’s theology: an imposed either/or framework—rooted in colonial and patriarchal epistemologies—conflicts with a universalist understanding of Spirit as immanent, relational, and all-encompassing. As one whose life is centered in a universalist approach to spirituality, I affirm that the Divine speaks in many la

Recently, the Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops to Nigeria raises significant ethical and geopolitical concerns. As someone who was married in Yoruba land and whose spouse is Nigerian, I find this development deeply troubling. The long-standing conflict between northern and southern Nigeria cannot be simplistically framed as a religious war. Both Muslims and Christians have been victims of violence, and such conflicts are rooted more in socio-political, economic,

Image:Samar Ahmed Bearing Witness: Reflections on the No Kings Rally Today, I had the opportunity to participate in the No Kings Rally once again. It wasn’t my first time being part of it, but this year was the first time I truly experienced the full breadth and depth of the rally and the march. I found myself on the front line, standing as clergy with 10,000 people behind me. The clergy were asked to lead the march a request I’ll reflect on more deeply in a future post. Sp

I serve in a small, family-style parish with an average Sunday attendance of about 50 people and 105 on the membership rolls. There is...

Last week, Nicole Collier, Democrat from Texas, became a political hostage of her own state. Her refusal, alongside other Democrats, to accept voter suppression disguised as gerrymandering triggered a stunning response: she was required to sign a “permission slip,” as if she were a schoolchild , authorizing the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide her with a police escort. Let’s be clear this was not an escort of protection, but an escort of surveillance and control

Photo USA Today The iconic “Uncle Sam Wants YOU” poster, once a call to serve our nation, has been repurposed. This time, it’s not for...

The Guardian 2025 A few blogs back “Creative Expression,” posted on August 9, 2025 I discussed the arts as a vital medium of creative expression and the essential role they play in a free society. In that post, I briefly mentioned the  cancellation of Amy Sherald’s upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian , with particular concern surrounding one image: a transgender reimagining of the  Statue of Liberty . Reportedly, the concern was that the image  “may provoke the President” (P

The question of belonging has come to the attention of the public discourse as it pertains to the immigration status of birth rite...

KGCWLC IMAGE I worried about how I would get there my car had been totaled by a tree during a violent windstorm. I worried about how I could afford the room, how I would take care of my household obligations. Worry is the constant background noise in my mind: worry about survival, about struggle. But I made it. I arrived! I arrived at the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership (KGCCFWL) in Charleston, South Carolina. I was determined to be here to experience commu

Creative expression—whether in the visual, performing, literary, or film arts—has always served as a barometer of a society’s health and...