“Strange Fruit”: The True Visage of Lynching
Dear Hope Sings readers, thank you for your patience during my long hiatus from writing for this blog, mainly due to technical …
E Pluribus Unum: Your Life Matters
“45 murders already, 204 people have been shot in January of 2017. Something has to be done. I know we are living …
Black Suffering / White Revelation
Ten years ago, I published a major article in Theological Studies entitled “`Strange Fruit’: Black Suffering / White Revelation.” It was for …
This is not a new normal
In case you haven’t heard, over the past two days, two more young black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were killed …
The State of Black [and White] Cincinnati: Two Cities
Lent: a season of self-examination and renewal of trust in the God of our hope. A shared journey into the desert. The …
The New Normal
“It’s almost impossible to hold officers accountable, barring incredible circumstances. The public just accepts that this is what police had to do.” …
Hope Rings, So Defiant (and Climbs a Flagpole)
Sometimes, indeed, a picture tells a thousand words. Or, in this case, several pictures – which add up, in my book, to …
(DT) The Church is Not Yet Dead: An Interview with Dr. Shannen Dee Williams
This post originally appeared at Daily Theology, a partner blog of Hope Sings So Beautiful. See the original post here. By John …
The Images We Live By: International Women’s Day 2015
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 around the world. I was honored to be invited to participate this morning, …
These Stories Matter
For the past few weeks, I have been struggling to come up with the right thing to say about Tamir Rice, Eric …
