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Lessons From Ferguson

by Captain Ronald Johnson

August 9 is a historic day. In 1945, at 11:02am, US forces dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. In 1975, Richard Nixon resigned because of Watergate. August 9th's recent notoriety is attributed to Ferguson, MO where white officer Darren Wilson shot and...

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Systemic Preference

by Adam Thomason

The inauguration of Barak Obama led to conjecture that America was officially a post-racial society. It is now evident that it will take more than the election of a person of color to move our nation past the systemic racism...

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Race And America

by Michelle Higgins and Greg Thompson

The #blacklivesmatter movement receives mixed reception in culture and especially among Evangelical Christians. While some contend “all lives matter,” others recognize the special focus needed on to the continued struggle of being black in America. Michelle Higgins is an organizer...

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Q Roundtable Podcast: Race

by Q Ideas

​In recent months, the nation’s attention has been drawn to the struggles and injustices endured by African-Americans in a nation where the vestiges of racism still impact black lives on a daily basis. It should not take tragedies for...

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Implicit Racial Bias

by David M. Bailey

"Implicit Racial Bias" refers to subconscious preferences for members of our own group. This silent and subtle tendency to "otherize" has loud and lasting effects, from perpetuating racial prejudices inside society to reinforcing personal hidden biases. David Bailey talks about...

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Race in America

by Soledad O'Brien

We all have felt the temperature rise over the last few months around the topic of race in America. As we are experiencing a once in a generation moment, how can we think well and commit to being a part...

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The Burning Church

by Greg Thompson

Our culture is a tribute both to the promises of modernity, and the expectations those promises failed to meet. As those around us have become disillusioned, Christians often respond in two ways: we fight to regain lost ground, or accept...

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Riding To Freedom

by Patricia Jenkins-Armstrong

In May of 1961, Patricia Jenkins set out with a group from Nashville determined to desegregate the US interstate system by riding buses throughout the South. The goal was to challenge local laws that still enforced segregation in seating on public...

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Lessons From Ferguson

by Captain Ronald Johnson

Systemic Preference

by Adam Thomason

Race And America

by Michelle Higgins and Greg Thompson

Q Roundtable Podcast: Race

by Q Ideas

Implicit Racial Bias

by David M. Bailey

Race in America

by Soledad O'Brien

The Burning Church

by Greg Thompson

Riding To Freedom

by Patricia Jenkins-Armstrong


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