The Black Church has long been a site of spirit uplift, political organizing, and public health support. In Black communities, many people know that their church will be there for them in times of need―especially when their elected officials are too busy to pay attention.

When I graduated with my master of theological studies degree from Harvard University, I thought that the world would open up for me. Yet, despite my credentials, during my first job out of graduate school as a diversity program manager, I was tokenized and underestimated.

As soon as Maame Biney joins our Zoom interview, she greets me with a kind smile, her warmth swiftly permeating the screen. In person — or as close to “in person” as anyone gets now — she is friendly, lighthearted, and relaxed. But the second she has to compete, she says, she’s single-minded.

After 156 years, it’s happened: On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, celebrated around the country.

Tammi and her guests talk about why Black people are expected to forgive the wrongdoings that have been committed against them by non-Black people, and why they are expected to educate their white peers about racism.

Due to a personal experience with racist medical care, Cherisse Scott understands firsthand the ways in which Black women are neglected within reproductive health.

At 19 years old, I found myself undone by what I thought were two diametrically opposed truths: I loved God with all my heart, and I was queer.

Programming a stand up comedian, learning to challenge ideas of perfectionism through tending a garden, and poems looking towards a more empathetic future. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring our visions of the future.

Whether the White House wants to acknowledge it or not, the United States is a nation in trauma. With over 143,000 Americans dead due to the new coronavirus pandemic, we are experiencing wartime-like death.

As a Black, queer woman still unlearning the respectability politics of my youth, growing plants has helped me grow, too

In this current moment of dual crises (COVID-19 and rampant anti-Blackness), I believe Black queer people, particularly Black transgender women, are the leaders of our impending revolution.

Sitting in my psychology class at the University of California Berkeley, I felt my hands clam up and my body tense as my professor initiated a conversation about the White Student Unions that have recently popped up on Facebook over the past few months.