The absurd attack against being “woke” — In this article, I demonstrate how the attack against “woke ideology” is all the evidence needed to demonstrate the importance and necessity of being woke. In an attempt to push back against social justice progress, the term “woke” has been weaponized by political conservatives. Florida governor and Republican presidential nominee…

Stop blaming your sexism, racism, bigotry, and hatred on God — We need you “working in our churches… We just don’t need you to be the pastors of our churches.” This statement is one of the more recent inflammatory comments made by a sexist male church leader. The largest Protestant denomination in America recently voted to restrict the role of women…

The 2nd Amendment is rarely invoked to ensure the rights of Black gun owners — Black and white gun owners are not equally protected by the 2nd Amendment. This is one of the reason why I choose not to carry a gun in public. I’m an African American Army veteran who has possessed and fired several types of firearms. While I am a skilled marksman…

Justice requires focusing on the well-being of all people — I am a professor of religion at Luther College, a small liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa. One of the courses I teach is called “Clamoring for Change.” In that course, we examine the power, politics, and meaning behind the rhetoric of “change,” as well as the role of Christianity…

White House creates an Office of Gun Violence Prevention — White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention While no cable news network aired Vice President Harris & President Biden launching the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, I’m still excited and hopeful this might be the beginning of something monumental. As President Biden stated, it is now up to “Congress to take commonsense actions that…

Black people succeed in the U.S. DESPITE racial inequities — I rarely write articles responding to comments received on a previous article. This article, however, is one I feel compelled to write. Responding to DEI criticism I wrote an article on diversity, equity, and inclusion, asking, “Can we agree that diversity, equity, and inclusion are desirable?” Valuable Strategies For Effective Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion It begins with defining the issuesmedium.com

Examining our politics of remembrance — I was driving into work today and saw several flags flying at half-mast. As a military veteran, I began asking myself what happened? Did something happen overnight that I missed? As I checked my various news feeds, I realized that today was September 11th. …

An appalling racist misappropriation of a great American speech — On Wednesday, September 6, Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said 2024 will be the last election “decided by ballots rather than bullets” if former President Donald Trump doesn’t win the Presidential race because of his various legal battles. Huckabee accused President Biden of using his “police agencies to arrest…

It begins with defining the issues — Can we agree that diversity, equity, and inclusion are desirable? While I am acutely aware that the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) can often be a source of contentious partisan political debates, allow me to begin by asking us to step outside our politics and ask ourselves if we genuinely support or oppose “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion.”