E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 6, 2015
For those who see religion as primarily an opiate, African-American Christianity offers a riposte. For those who see Christianity itself as a faith that encourages quiescence and conservatism, the tradition of the black church is a sign of contradiction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 30, 2015
After a few choruses of "Kumbaya," things tend to go back to the way they were. Is there any reason to believe that this time things will be different? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 27, 2015
"For too long, we’ve been blind to the unique mayhem that gun violence inflicts upon this nation," said the president at the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine killed at Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigJun 22, 2015
Even if Dylann Roof, the man arrested in the church massacre in South Carolina, acted alone, he is not alone in his hateful views. And it is up to white Americans to defeat the poison of racism in this country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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