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The first Juneteenth celebration on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, wasn’t solely a celebration of physical freedom. Juneteenth celebrated economic freedom. The freedom for Black folk to…
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The Gospel According to Project Hail Mary: Loving the Alien Other
By Josh OldsProject Hail Mary is a stunning masterpiece of visual storytelling based on the equally stunning book by Andy Weir. Starring Ryan Gosling as the sarcastic, reluctant hero Ryland Grace, the…
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Juneteenth: Celebrating the Ancestors of American Spiritual Resistance
I think it would be fair to assume we are all keenly aware of the vast tidal wave of racism, division, and so-called “Christian” nationalism which has recently arisen in…
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“They had never known freedom before, and yet…”
Reflections on My Grandmother, Voting Rights, and Building the Next America, delivered at The Public Pulpit on a Moral Monday in 2026. On June 8, 2026, at precisely 5pm local…