About the Sermon — “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” The “Beyond Vietnam” sermon was drafted by historian and activist Vincent Gordon Harding. Vincent Harding and his first wife, Rosemarie, were friends and colleagues of Ma...
Continue ReadingAishah Shahidah Simmons is coming to Denver, March 26 and 27 as the Rachel Noel Visiting Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver! Aishah is an award-winning Black feminist lesbian documentary filmmaker, activist, cultural worker and writer. H...
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Artist Daniel Minter’s work is consistently wonderful — it teaches, transforms and sacralizes. This article is about Minter’s most recent art projects, including one that involves a ritual meal and poetry in honor of a eugenicized co...
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In the photo above, from November 2015, Makota Valdina Pinto — an esteemed elder in the Angola Candomblé tradition — offers popcorn in a rite of cleansing and blessing to participants in an annual march for religious tolerance and res...
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A great article about the need to address white supremacy and cultural appropriation in the interpretation of Buddhist history and teachings in the USA.
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October 27-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Veterans of Hope Project participated in three tremendously rich and full days in honor of the Water Mothers [Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio]. The events included a film screening and vibrant pan...
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A new reprint of Vincent Harding’s 2007 essay. The text continues in the trajectory of Harding’s earlier work — especially Hope and History, the book he wrote as a companion to the great Blackside/PBS series on the Southern Freedom M...
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January 14, 2018 conversation with Profs. Clay Carson, Charles Long, Rachel Harding and Rev. Jay Williams at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA
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This is a wonderful reflection on the benefits of patience, contemplation and attention to the natural rhythms of the world — in teaching and in life. From the blog of Prof. Nancy Lynne Westfield on the website of the Wabash Center for T...
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Very good article and videos featuring Native women activists who are using indigenous traditions of history, strength, organizing and ceremony to fight on behalf of water and land for everybody. Click here to see the videos and read the article.
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