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This morning, I talked to my Sis Mungi for her @EverydayUbuntu podcast and, while the whole convo was good, I’m still thinking about the part where we discussed this overwhelming

The moment I shifted my thoughts around the grief and depression I navigate, I was able to see us as travel companions and not adversaries. Neither are in my life

Today makes five years since I buried Mama and, last night, I had a dream about her!Actually, because it was in real time, it wasn’t a dream. Mama *came* to

Often, I think about how I ate TWO edibles, thinking they were gourmet cookies, during intermission of a panel I was on and told my bestie to call 911 because

I think so many folks want to turn the corner *here* but really don’t know how to and are also afraid.https://twitter.com/amandadannielle/status/1306319595897262080 I grew up hearing things like "God's got to

When tragedies and losses happen, let us resist the notion that God has allowed these things to tell us something. While it may seem comforting in theory, it suggests that

I wish I had time to write about #BlackIsKing but August deadlines loom.I want to say this tho:It felt like a very specific offering. This was confirmed for me

I wish I could tell you when the pain was going to leave. I wish I could tell you an exact date when the struggle, the humiliation and the shame

After watching #DisclosureNetflix, I made a commitment to challenge myself to become less heteronormative in my work. That’s included reading more. Someone suggested “Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for

In all of this, I’m actually glad some of y’all are seeing the public comments because it’s important you to see what Black women experience when they share progressive faith

It’s Pride Month.As we have conversations about the future of the Black Church beyond this moment of global pandemic+uprisings, we must name that the Church’s future includes a complete reckoning

The way folks have forgotten about Breonna Taylor reminds me of how Black pastors rallied together to do “Hoodie Sunday” to make a unified statement regarding the murder of Trayvon