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...

Youtube image The so-called election loss was largely attributed to the rising cost of eggs—along with other consumer necessities—and...

Have you read Parable of the Sower  by Octavia Butler, first published on October 1, 1993? Butler, the first African American science...

Google Images: Threads I haven’t posted in weeks—frankly, because I’m exhausted. Trump-tigue,  I call it. Ironically, it hasn’t even been...

Today, millions of Americans from all ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic statuses, and gender identities are participating in a day of...

On January 14th, the most diverse delegation of Black women’s organizations convened at the Georgia State Capitol, following the recent...

Image Forbes It’s been two weeks since I last posted and I will begin with the beginning paragraph of my original post for context. This...

This "Why are you always causing a commotion?" Wicked This past weekend, I had the pleasure of watching Wicked —not the play, but the...

Credit to: Black outdoor art Brotherhood Media I recently listened to Wake Up Suite  by Bill Lee & the Natural Spiritual Orchestra, a...

kinfolks image Leon Sullivan was an African American minister from the Philadelphia area and an appointed board member of General Motors...