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Racism and Religion in America

June 11, 2024Michael O. Emerson, Glenn E. Bracey II

An excerpt from “The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts Christian Faith”

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The Myth of Black Morality, the Black Family, and Mass Incarceration

November 9, 2023Alessandra Harris

People who depict the rate of Black births outside of marriage as a moral failure misunderstand the real reasons...

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Catholic Fascists in the NYPD, 1939-1940

September 6, 2023Klaus Yoder

The relationship between the police, rightwing militias, and religion goes back decades and has lessons for today

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From the Margins: The False Gods That Changed My Mind

July 26, 2022Daniel José Camacho

Christianity’s attempt to silence the voices within its texts mirrors the way some Christians have tried to silence the...

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Billie Holiday, ‘Strange Fruit,’ and the Resilient Myth of Martyrdom

June 3, 2021Tracy Fessenden

A review of the film The United States vs. Billie Holiday and its portrayal of the singer as a...

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From the Margins: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Fight for Civil Rights and Her Message for Today

June 3, 2021Daniel José Camacho

An interview with bestselling author Keisha N. Blain about her book, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring...

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The Yellow Peril’s Second Coming

June 3, 2021Lucas Kwong

Amidst COVID-inspired racism, the connections between anti-Asian bigotry and Christian nationalism have returned with a vengeance

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Malcolm X: Why El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Matters

April 5, 2021Sara Kamali

What Malcolm X's teachings during the last months of his life, after he converted to Sunni Islam, can teach...

Review

Religion in Lovecraft Country

February 4, 2021J. Barton Scott

A review of the racial and religious messages in the HBO horror series

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Protesting Racism as Religion: Six Activists on Their Faith

July 14, 2020Eloise Blondiau

How has religion inspired the current protests for racial justice?

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Thea Bowman: A Black Nun for Sainthood

November 7, 2019Ashley Okwuosa

A nun who challenged the Catholic Church's racial injustices and her journey to sainthood.

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Moses Speaks Spanglish

November 7, 2019Daniel José Camacho

Bilingual and torn between identities, this writer imagines Moses as a proto-Latinx figure.

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Abusing Religion: Race, Islam, and Not Without My Daughter

May 29, 2019Megan Goodwin

The second installment in a three-part series about stories of abuse in minority religious communities and how they have...

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Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

October 10, 2018Liane Carlson

The first of a series of pieces about forgiveness, and refusing to forgive.

In the News

In the News: Mourning, Reckoning, and Looking Ahead

September 10, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing.

Field Note

Why I Share My Story: Vulnerability, Representation & Empowerment

September 10, 2018Simran Jeet Singh

Being public is a political decision rooted in love and directed toward helping others see what they do not...

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In the News: Borders & Beyond

June 20, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing

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Political Feelings: Summer Camp at the Nightmare Factory

June 20, 2018Patrick Blanchfield

“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes and studies of religion in American culture....

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In the News: Heavenly Bodies, Robot Funerals, and Kanye

May 23, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing

Field Note

Battling our Demons, On Screen and Off

May 23, 2018S. Brent Plate

S. Brent Plate on fighting the demonic stereotypes rampant in contemporary media.

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Scholarship, Activism, and Dad Jokes: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh

April 22, 2018Simran Jeet Singh, Kali Handelman

Simran Jeet Singh speaks with us about activism, writing, and why he spends so much time on Twitter.

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The Makeup Reformation

March 20, 2018Fortune Onyiorah

Race, representation, and Rihanna in the church of makeup.

Feature

Why Sikhs Serve: The Tradition of Seva as Justice Inspired by Love

December 21, 2017Simran Jeet Singh

Simran Jeet Singh on the Sikh tradition of justice work.

In the News

In the News: #MeToo, Goopification, Polemical Flatulence & much more!

December 21, 2017Kali Handelman

A round-up of recent religion news.

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Racism and Religion in America

The Myth of Black Morality, the Black Family, and Mass Incarceration

Catholic Fascists in the NYPD, 1939-1940

From the Margins: The False Gods That Changed My Mind

Billie Holiday, ‘Strange Fruit,’ and the Resilient Myth of Martyrdom

From the Margins: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Fight for Civil Rights and Her Message for Today

The Yellow Peril’s Second Coming

Malcolm X: Why El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Matters

Religion in Lovecraft Country

Protesting Racism as Religion: Six Activists on Their Faith

Thea Bowman: A Black Nun for Sainthood

Moses Speaks Spanglish

Abusing Religion: Race, Islam, and Not Without My Daughter

Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

In the News: Mourning, Reckoning, and Looking Ahead

Why I Share My Story: Vulnerability, Representation & Empowerment

In the News: Borders & Beyond

Political Feelings: Summer Camp at the Nightmare Factory

In the News: Heavenly Bodies, Robot Funerals, and Kanye

Battling our Demons, On Screen and Off

Scholarship, Activism, and Dad Jokes: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh

The Makeup Reformation

Why Sikhs Serve: The Tradition of Seva as Justice Inspired by Love

In the News: #MeToo, Goopification, Polemical Flatulence & much more!

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