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Now that the first votes have been cast in the presidential primaries, Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman look at some of the troubling statements and activities on the campaign trail concerning the role of religion and religious freedom – from both Democrats and Republicans. While candidates are – and should be – free to talk about the ways their faith inspires them, there are some red lines when it comes to politicking in houses of worship with tax-exempt resources or using political power as a way to impose religion on others.   SHOW NOTES Segment 1 (starting at 00:38): What makes someone “religious” according to voters? Amanda and Holly mentioned the following articles: Trump's biggest Iowa gains are in evangelical areas, smallest wins in cities by By Dan Keating, Adrian Blanco and Clara Ence Morse for The Washington Post Trump Is connecting with a different type of evangelical voter By Ruth Graham and Charles Homans for The New York Times Most Republicans think Donald Trump is a person of faith. We asked why by Samuel Benson for Deseret News There's a seed of truth in the 'God Made Trump' ad. But his acolytes don't see it. by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons for MSNBC.com. It includes a link to the “God Made Trump” campaign video Amanda and Holly discussed the “God Made a Fighter” video for the 2022 gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis in episode 6 of season 4: Evaluating Christian nationalism as a campaign strategy. Amanda and Holly discussed the ReAwaken America tour in episode 22 of season 4. Read more about Speaker Mike Johnson and Steve Bannon debating “God's will” in this article by Mark Wingfield for Baptist News Global: Mike Johnson and Steve Bannon spar over whether it is ‘God's will' that Joe Biden is president Segment 2 (starting at 23:05): A war on Christians? Trump's promises if he returns to office Holly mentioned this piece by Meryl Kornfield, Colby Itkowitz, Hannah Knowles and Marianne LeVine for The Washington Post: Ordained by God: Trump's legal problems galvanize Iowa evangelicals Read more about former President Donald Trump's promises if he returns to office in this pice by Sarah Posner for MSNBC.com: Trump just promised an authoritarian ‘task force' to impose Christian ideology Segment 3 (starting at 31:47): President Biden at Mother Emanuel Church Amanda mentioned this piece by Ken Macon for MSNBC.com on President Biden's appearance at Mother Emanuel AME Church: It's protesters, not politicians, who keep the history of Mother Emanuel AME alive BJC has a one-page explainer of how houses of worship and other religious nonprofits can how to use their prophetic voice in the political process while maintaining their 501(c)(3) tax status. Click here to access the PDF, called “Advocates, not partisans.” Respecting Religion is made possible by BJC's generous donors. You can support these conversations with a gift to BJC.  

President Biden's campaign kick-off speech at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in South Carolina was interrupted by protesters this week. It was an awkward moment that provoked a lot of debate on social media about whether demonstrators were abusing the spirit of the Black church, or honoring it. It also revived questions about whether Democratic candidates' reliance on the Black church is still an effective strategy in motivating African American voters. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran journalist Errin Haines to discuss whether President Biden and Democratic leaders are misunderstanding the strengths and the limits of the Black church as a political stage. Guest: Errin Haines, founding mother and editor-at-large for The 19th* Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden's campaign kick-off speech at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in South Carolina was interrupted by protesters this week. It was an awkward moment that provoked a lot of debate on social media about whether demonstrators were abusing the spirit of the Black church, or honoring it. It also revived questions about whether Democratic candidates' reliance on the Black church is still an effective strategy in motivating African American voters. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran journalist Errin Haines to discuss whether President Biden and Democratic leaders are misunderstanding the strengths and the limits of the Black church as a political stage. Guest: Errin Haines, founding mother and editor-at-large for The 19th* Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden's campaign kick-off speech at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in South Carolina was interrupted by protesters this week. It was an awkward moment that provoked a lot of debate on social media about whether demonstrators were abusing the spirit of the Black church, or honoring it. It also revived questions about whether Democratic candidates' reliance on the Black church is still an effective strategy in motivating African American voters. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran journalist Errin Haines to discuss whether President Biden and Democratic leaders are misunderstanding the strengths and the limits of the Black church as a political stage. Guest: Errin Haines, founding mother and editor-at-large for The 19th* Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden's campaign kick-off speech at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in South Carolina was interrupted by protesters this week. It was an awkward moment that provoked a lot of debate on social media about whether demonstrators were abusing the spirit of the Black church, or honoring it. It also revived questions about whether Democratic candidates' reliance on the Black church is still an effective strategy in motivating African American voters. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran journalist Errin Haines to discuss whether President Biden and Democratic leaders are misunderstanding the strengths and the limits of the Black church as a political stage. Guest: Errin Haines, founding mother and editor-at-large for The 19th* Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1.8.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Biden's Campaign Speech, Miss. Bodycam of Aderrien Murry Shooting, Ala. Cop Indicted for Murder President Joe Biden was at Mother Emanuel AME church amid reelection campaign.President Biden gave a campaign speech Monday at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine people were killed in a shooting in 2015. We'll show you what happened and hear what Rep. James Clyburn and Biden had to say.  Mississippi officials release dramatic bodycam footage of a shooting of an unarmed 11-year-old boy by a police officer. The family attorney will walk us through the nearly two-minute video that changed Aderrien Murry's life.  A former Alabama police officer is charged with murdering Stephen Perkins during an altercation with a tow truck driver.  Lee Merritt will join us to discuss the latest in this bizarre case.  Iowa's only minority-focus presidential forum gets canceled because nearly all GOP candidates rejected the invitation.  The co-founder of  Brown and Black Forums of America will be here to explain what's happening in Iowa. And the SWAC conference is trying to crack down on streaming games.  Scottay, the host of Offscript will be here to tell us about what's happening between SWAC and Louisiana's Grambling State University.  Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After his mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was killed in the Mother Emanuel AME church shooting in 2015, Chris Singleton became a beacon of resilience and unity in the face of unthinkable tragedy. His story of losing his mother in a horrific hate crime and then transforming that unimaginable pain into a life dedicated to combating gun violence and racism is both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. As he takes us on his journey from a grieving teenager to an impassioned advocate, Chris's reflections on his mother's unyielding support during his baseball games and his desire emphasizing love over hate and recognizing our shared humanity above our differences is marked with humor and kindness. You can find Chris' books, including his most recent "Stories Behind Stances," here.  Further reading:5 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, What Have We Learned? (NPR)'Hate Crime': A Mass Killing at a Historic Church (the Atlantic)What Forgiveness Means Nearly 5 Years After Emanuel AME Church Mass Shooting (WBUR)Buffalo slayings hit close to home for former baseball player 900 miles away (NPR)Chris Singleton ‘Changed His Mission' When A White Supremacist Killed His Mother In Charleston Church Shooting (the Village Celebration)Remembering the Mother Emanuel Nine eight years later (WLTX)https://ads.chtbl.com/imp_track/a17dee1a-6b04-4ea6-9df7-f66cca0f469a;ord=%%CACHEBUSTER%%;request_ts=%%TIMESTAMP%%;user_agent=%%USERAGENT%%;ip_address=%%IP%%;idfa=%%IDFA%%;gaid=%%GAID%%;cookie=%%COOKIE%%;publisher=%%PUB_NAME%%;publisher_id=%%PUB_ID%%;station=%%STATION_NAME%%;station_id=%%STATION_ID%%;creative_id=%%CREATIVE_ID%%;buyer_id=%%BUYER_ID%%;episode_id=%%c.episode-id-raw%%;podcast_id=%%c.series-title%%Support the showFor more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor 24/7. Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Tenelle O. Jones is licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and licensed as an Addictions Counselor (LAC). She currently works full-time as the clinician for MUSC's Resiliency Program addressing stress, anxiety, and burnout and building individual and team resilience within various MUSC departments. She has been with MUSC for the past 5 years, where she spent the first three years as one of the dedicated therapists who shared in the experience of faith, hope, strength, and healing of the survivors and the impacted communities of the Mother Emanuel AME church shooting tragedy that occurred on June 17, 2015. Then she continued to provide trauma informed care and specialized trauma treatments to individuals who have experienced a crime; and she served as the Health Educator in the EMPOWERR program teaching, empowering and leading young teens to make healthy and responsible decisions about sex, relationships, life and their future. She also provides private therapy for individuals, couples, and families as well as professional development consultation and training for organizations in areas of self-care, creating healthy systems and organizational wellness through her LLC. She serves as Board Chair on the Board of Directors of Tri-County S.P.E.A.K.S. (formerly known as People Against Rape). For the past 23 years, her professional & personal life have been centered around promoting overall mental, physical, and spiritual health of all communities. She remains enthusiastic about showing others that they matter and have a place in this world through counseling, consultation, mentorship, training/education and friendship. She believes that as long as she lets her light shine and remains true to herself, it will give others the courage to do the same. In this video we talk about the necessity of finding inner peace and tranquility, the mental health epidemic, treating mental health, finding a work-life balance, and much more! Connect w/ Tenelle Jones: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenelle-o-jones-5b012487/ Email: tenelleojonesllc@outlook.com Counseling Center: http://www.lowcountrypastoral.org/tenelle-jones-lmft/ Connect w/ Eric Elliott:Website: https://ericelliott.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericelliottspeakerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamericelliott/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericmelliott/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricMElliottTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ericmelliottPodcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/57h1TKWmvENS9QhBPDkXdl?si=d562cf19a14b43feEmail: Eric@EricElliott.comText: 843-279-5843 Brought to you by VIP Marketing. The VIP Marketing team understands that all media plans are not created equal. So much great creative work is sabotaged by their placement. What good is an awesome video if no one sees it? Or, what if it's served to the wrong audience? Generally speaking, you're wasting dollars. VIP Marketing uses some of the best tools on the market to find your audience. Then, after building awareness, we aim to keep their attention. Finally, our strategies help turn these leads into conversions and revenue for your business. Visit www.vipmarketing.com to learn more. Call: 843-760-0707 Message: https://www.facebook.com/VIPMarketingUSA

Thomas O'Neil-White chats with Victoria Hansen, a reporter with South Carolina Public Radio, to discuss how the local media covered the Mother Emanuel AME shooting.

Parkland 5 Years After What do you do five years after 17 members of your beloved family and community are killed and your elected officials fail to pass gun safety laws and work to undo safety measures that are still in place? Our guests, Debbie Miller, Stacey Wesch, and Angela Weber, self-described Gun Violence Prevention activist Bad Ass Bitches, address these questions and a wide range of topics surrounding Parkland, gun violence, Florida, Ron DeSantis and surviving trauma. Our In Memoriam honors DeAndre Matthews of East Flatbush, who was killed in what his family believes was a hate crime. And we share a special Black History Month premium book package: from author Wendy Jones, An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones and The Culinary Art Portfolio of Josephine E. Jones and from Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Berry Hawes the New York Times Best Seller Grace Will Lead Us Home the story of the survivors of the killings at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston South Carolina. Sarah Germain Lilly and Robert De Dominic host.

On June 17, 2015, a white extremist shot and killed nine Black people in the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina as they gathered for a bible study group. This wasn't the first time Mother Emanuel had been attacked. In the 1820s, white people burned down Mother Emanuel in retaliation over a failed slave rebellion. For years, the congregation was forced to meet in secret. But through all the violence and backlash, the Black congregants relied on their faith, and during Reconstruction, they rebuilt. Mother Emanuel's history mirrors the story of Black America. Through the centuries, faith has helped Black people find freedom, community, and strength, even in the face of violence.This tradition of faith in the face of backlash holds true today. Trymaine talks with Bree Newsome Bass, whose incredible protest of scaling a 30-foot pole to take down the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state capitol made her an icon of the movement. Bree's actions led to the permanent removal of the Confederate flag from the state house. And she tells Trymaine that faith was the foundation of it all.(Original release date: February 17, 2022)Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica.For more: Reconstructed: Birth of a Black NationReconstructed: In Search of the Promised LandReconstructed: The Book of Trayvon 

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 7th study session on Catherine Pelonero's 2017 publication, Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided. We just recognized 7 years since the Charleston, South Carolina Terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel AME church, where nine black worshipers were killed. Gracyn Doctor, daughter of the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, one of the nine people murdered, recently said we seem to be forgetting the South Carolina and more recent May 2022 Buffalo shootings already. Seeing as practically no one remembers the black males butchered in 1980 Buffalo and New York state, Gracyn has reason for concern. Last week, Pelonero detailed the murder of Roger Adams and the near murder of Albert Menefee. Once again, a White witness describes feeling "safe" seeing the presence of a White stranger, who happened to be a racist serial killer. Adams's child reportedly views his father's corpse on television. Pelonero also details an attack on a White Woman, Kim Edmiston. This assault was not initially linked to the "22 Caliber Killings." Pelonero emphasizes that a number of black residents set booby traps to catch the killer and claim the reward money. Nearly a half a year passed since the killings began, and the police made no arrests. In fact, the Klan orchestrated a rally on Dr. Martin Luther King's' birthday of 1981 in downtown Buffalo. The White girlfriend of one of the previous victims, Ernest Jones, claimed to feel guilt for making Jones surrender his hand gun in the days before he was butchered. #RickJames #GhettoLife #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

Thursday, June 30th 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific The Katherine Massey Book Club hosts the 7th study session on Catherine Pelonero's 2017 publication, Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided. We just recognized 7 years since the Charleston, South Carolina Terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel AME church, where nine black worshipers were killed. Gracyn Doctor, daughter of the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, one of the nine people murdered, recently said we seem to be forgetting the South Carolina and more recent May 2022 Buffalo shootings already. Seeing as practically no one remembers the black males butchered in 1980 Buffalo and New York state, Gracyn has reason for concern. Last week, Pelonero detailed the murder of Roger Adams and the near murder of Albert Menefee. Once again, a White witness describes feeling "safe" seeing the presence of a White stranger, who happened to be a racist serial killer. Adams's child reportedly views his father's corpse on television. Pelonero also details an attack on a White Woman, Kim Edmiston. This assault was not initially linked to the "22 Caliber Killings." Pelonero emphasizes that a number of black residents set booby traps to catch the killer and claim the reward money. Nearly a half a year passed since the killings began, and the police made no arrests. In fact, the Klan orchestrated a rally on Dr. Martin Luther King's' birthday of 1981 in downtown Buffalo. The White girlfriend of one of the previous victims, Ernest Jones, claimed to feel guilt for making Jones surrender his hand gun in the days before he was butchered. #LetsGoBuffalo #PaytonGendron #22CaliberKiller INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Invest in The C.O.W.S. - https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. Radio Program is specifically engineered for black & non-white listeners - Victims of White Supremacy. The purpose of this program is to provide Victims of White Supremacy with constructive information and suggestions on how to counter Racist Woman & Racist Man. Phone: 1-720-716-7300 - Access Code 564943# Hit star *6 & 1 to enter caller cue

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 6th study session on Catherine Pelonero's 2017 publication, Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided. We just recognized 7 years since the Charleston, South Carolina Terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel AME church, where nine black worshipers were killed. Gracyn Doctor, daughter of the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, one of the nine people murdered, recently said we seem to be forgetting the South Carolina and more recent May 2022 Buffalo shootings already. Seeing as practically no one remembers the black males butchered in 1980 Buffalo and New York state, Gracyn has reason for concern. Last week, Pelonero detailed the black frustration and anger with no arrests made after the savage killings of 6 black males. The White author included notes penned by a Race Soldiers who cheered on the murders and hoped more blacks would be killed. In December of 1980, the "Midtown Slasher" stabbed six dark skin males (mostly black), killing four of them. White enforcement officials in Manhattan and Buffalo pondered if the same White Man was responsible for all of these killings/attacks. Near the end of the 1980 calendar year, a black person told a Newsweek reporter: "When you pick up the newspaper and read about this black being killed here and another black being killed there, it does something to your psyche, something bad. It leads to the perception that it's suddenly hunting season on blacks again." #LetsGoBuffalo #PaytonGendron #22CaliberKiller #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

Thursday, June 23rd 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 6th study session on Catherine Pelonero's 2017 publication, Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided. We just recognized 7 years since the Charleston, South Carolina Terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel AME church, where nine black worshipers were killed. Gracyn Doctor, daughter of the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, one of the nine people murdered, recently said we seem to be forgetting the South Carolina and more recent May 2022 Buffalo shootings already. Seeing as practically no one remembers the black males butchered in 1980 Buffalo and New York state, Gracyn has reason for concern. Last week, Pelonero detailed the black frustration and anger with no arrests made after the savage killings of 6 black males. The White author included notes penned by a Race Soldiers who cheered on the murders and hoped more blacks would be killed. In December of 1980, the "Midtown Slasher" stabbed six dark skin males (mostly black), killing four of them. White enforcement officials in Manhattan and Buffalo pondered if the same White Man was responsible for all of these killings/attacks. Near the end of the 1980 calendar year, a black person told a Newsweek reporter: "When you pick up the newspaper and read about this black being killed here and another black being killed there, it does something to your psyche, something bad. It leads to the perception that it's suddenly hunting season on blacks again." #LetsGoBuffalo #PaytonGendron #22CaliberKiller INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Invest in The C.O.W.S. - https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. Radio Program is specifically engineered for black & non-white listeners - Victims of White Supremacy. The purpose of this program is to provide Victims of White Supremacy with constructive information and suggestions on how to counter Racist Woman & Racist Man. Phone: 1-720-716-7300 - Access Code 564943# Hit star *6 & 1 to enter caller cue

Rev. Eric Manning from Mother Emanuel AME in South Carolina talks about helping a faith community recover from an act of violence, after the shooting which occurred there in 2015. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. Sundays on BYUradio—and be sure to subscribe to the podcast!

On June 17, 2015, a white extremist shot and killed nine Black people in the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina as they gathered for a bible study group. This wasn't the first time Mother Emanuel had been attacked. Church historian Elizabeth Alston tells Trymaine Lee, that in the 1820s, white people burned down Mother Emanuel in retaliation over a failed slave rebellion. For years, the congregation was forced to meet in secret. But through all the violence and backlash, the Black congregants relied on their faith, and during Reconstruction, they rebuilt. Mother Emanuel's history mirrors the story of Black America. Through the centuries, faith has helped Black people find freedom, community, and strength, even in the face of violence.In episode three of ‘Reconstructed,' Into America explores the legacy of faith through Reconstruction. Historian Kidada Williams shares testimonies of the devastating violence and terrorism that white people inflicted upon their Black neighbors. And Spencer Crew, co-curator of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's exhibit on Reconstruction, explains how faith and the church were vital to the survival of newly freed people. This tradition of faith in the face of backlash holds true today. Trymaine talks with Bree Newsome Bass, whose incredible protest of scaling a 30-foot pole to take down the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state capitol made her an icon of the movement. Bree's actions led to the permanent removal of the Confederate flag from the state house. And she tells Trymaine that faith was the foundation of it all.For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.Further Reading and Listening: Reconstructed: Birth of a Black NationReconstructed: In Search of the Promised LandHow Black families, torn apart during slavery, worked to find one another againEditors' note: This episode was originally published incorrectly naming the location of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing as Montgomery, Alabama. The correct location is Birmingham. The piece has been updated.

On this episode of Woke By Accident Podcast, your host Jen is joined by Trey Styles, author and host of the BLACKMANTALK Podcast. We discuss the$88 million settlement awarded to the survivors of the Mother Emanuel AME shooting from 2015 and the grand jury decision which indicted two officers after the 2016 death of #JamarionRobinson.   You can check out Trey's podcast here: https://youtu.be/PZhrNXufFGE  

The devotion for today, Thursday, October 07, 2021 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Hebrews 3:7-8: Today, if you hear God's voice,/ do not harden your hearts as in the …day of testing in the wilderness…. *The details of the Emanuel community's forgiveness were refreshed by the article “Forgivness: A National Tragedy and Radical Love at Mother Emanuel AME” www.faithgateway.com/forgiveness-national-tragedy-radical-love-mother-emanuel/#.YUZGTn1Ok2w

"Chris Singleton is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has traveled the country passionately speaking to over 60,000 students. Chris has also spread his message through various different media outlets and has been featured on ESPN’s E:60, Sports Illustrated magazine, CNN, and USA Today. His mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton, was murdered along with eight other victims at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina on June 17th 2015 by a white male who wanted to start a race related war in the United States. Chris inspired his city and the nation by forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.” Chris inspires his audiences through his personal experiences of adversity and his belief that God can guide you through any storm you will ever pass."Check out Chris:Instagram: @csingleton_2LinkedIn: Chris SingletonChrisSingleton.comBuy Chris's amazing children's books here!Check out the newly released audiobook version of The Phoenix Manifesto on Audible.This episode is sponsored by The Phoenix Manifesto and Kickstrings.Visit ExtraordinaryExcellence.com, Phoenix Evolution, SeanDavidNY.If you have any questions that you would like discussed on the podcast, email them to TheEOEPodcast@gmail.com .Subscribe and leave a review!(Chris's bio above is from him website.)

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 18, 2020, we reflect on the Mother Emanuel AME massacre in Charleston five years later. We also examine the police reform bill proposed by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and other GOP lawmakers, look at the latest COVID-19 numbers in the hotspot of Greenville , and more.

Five years ago tonight Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Depayne Middleton Doctor, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson and Ethel Lance were murdered inside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Moore looks at the lives of these nine souls. June 17, 2020. Omar's film review of “Da 5 Bloods” (bit.ly/37nliju) Check your voter registration and register to vote at iwillvote.com, rockthevote.org, whenweallvote.org. MOORE THOUGHTS: moore.substack.com. Moore On Medium: medium.com/@omooresf The Politicrat YouTube page: bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicrat blog: politicrat.politics.blog SUBSCRIBE to this podcast! Follow/tweet Omar at: http://twitter.com/thepopcornreel Follow/tweet The Politicrat at: twitter.com/the_politicrat

This June is more meaningful as we observe the 5th Anniverssary of the massacre at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, SC and 155 years since the announcement to slaves in Galveston, TX that they were officially freed. Both are significant and relevant to the wave of protests occuring across this country. What should the end game for this day be for American Descendants of Slaves and how can the Black Church contribute and maintain relevance and moral authority and influence to this new movement? Join Dr. Neal for this and other topics of the day

In this episode Mike sits down with former professional baseball player and speaker Chris Singleton. Chris shares his story of not only his life in baseball but his journey through tragedy.Chris is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has traveled the country passionately speaking to over 60,000 students. Chris has also spread his message through various different media outlets and has been featured on ESPN's E:60, Sports Illustrated magazine, CNN, and USA Today. His mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton, was murdered along with eight other victims at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina on June 17th 2015 by a white male who wanted to start a race related war in the United States. Chris inspired his city and the nation by forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.” Chris inspires his audiences through his personal experiences of adversity and his belief that God can guide you through any storm you will ever pass.You are going to love this conversation!

Listen to the full conversation between Curt Mercadante and Chris Singleton, in which they discuss Chris’ love and forgiveness following his mother’s murder; how he stays centered and resilient amidst adversity; and why baseball is so damn awesome.  Chris Singleton is a former pro baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, inspirational speaker, who helped heal a city after his mother was one of nine people gunned down at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC in 2015.

Curt Mercadante interviews Chris Singleton, former pro baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, inspirational speaker, who helped heal a city after his mother was one of nine people gunned down at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC in 2015. “I think in situations like what happened to me, it was like, if this happens to you and your family in a church, you can think two ways: You can think there's no way there's a God if this happens, or you can say, God, I don't know how this happened, but I need you to get me through it. I put everything I had into God, and said, ‘Hey, I need help. Can you push me through this?’ And, that's when I would say the forgiveness came.”

Chris Singleton is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has been featured on ESPN’s E:60, Sports Illustrated magazine, and USA Today. His mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton, was murdered along with eight other victims at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina on June 17th 2015 by a racist white supremacist. Chris inspired his city and the nation by him forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.” Chris inspires his audiences to forgive, overcome adversity, and life the life they were destined for.

Chris Singleton has an incredible Christian testimony. “Love is greater than hate.” Those were Chris’ words when he decided to forgive the man who murdered his mother, Sharonda Coleman Singleton, and eight others at Mother Emanuel AME church in downtown Charleston on June 17th, 2015. Chris has also played in the Chicago Cubs organization and currently work as an inspirational speaker and for the Charleston Riverdogs. Get to know Chris Singleton on this episode of Faith Conversations.

In this interview, Deborah Blalock describes the long-term behavioral health services being provided in her community, to the congregation and first responders impacted, in response to the mass shooting on June 17, 2015 at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, SC. Additionally, Ms. Blalock provides her insights on the necessity of long-term behavioral health services following a mass causality incident. Deborah Blalock, MEd, LPC, is the Deputy Director of Community Mental Health Services for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

In this interview, Deborah Blalock describes the behavioral health services immediately provided following the mass shooting which occurred on June 17, 2015 at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, SC. She describes how the health care community navigated the challenges associated with quickly organizing and delivering behavioral health services to the scene of the event. Additionally, Ms. Blalock shares her insights on delivering services within the context of a religious organization in the aftermath of a racially motivated shooting. Deborah Blalock, MEd, LPC, is the Deputy Director of Community Mental Health Services for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

This conversation with @MediaStudied got real! Matt is a good friend of mine and I hate to see him this upset, but it's for good reason. Imagine someone who thought your loved ones were going to burn in hell was sent to comfort you? Imagine if Candace Owens was sent to comfort the families of Mother Emanuel AME. Listen in.

The weeks leading up to Christmas are what Christians call the season of Advent. Advent literally means “arrival.” Specifically, the arrival of Jesus. So during the season of Advent, Christians remember and celebrate and ponder the arrival of Jesus Christ. But in order to do that well, we have to understand who Jesus is. Your response to Jesus is determined by who you believe he is. That's true of anything. For instance, there was a movie that came out last year. Interestingly enough, it was called Arrival. A bunch of alien spaceships show up and dock themselves at different places all over the world. The big question in the movie is, “Why are they here? What do they want? Are they here to attack? Are they here to help?” The aliens are attempting to communicate. But nobody can understand what they're saying. So they call in a character played by Amy Adams. She's a language expert, and her big job is to try to find out what the aliens are saying. The basic problem is: They don't know how to respond to the arrival of the aliens unless they understand who they are and why they've come. In the same way, we can't possibly know how to respond to the arrival of Jesus unless we understand who he is and why he came. That is a deeply contested question in our culture. And that's where Mary's story helps us. The passage we just read is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. It's called the Annunciation, and it's all about how the angel Gabriel came to announce to Mary the arrival of Jesus. When we understand the message Mary heard, we'll know how to respond the way Mary did. Mary's response is a picture of what it looks like to come to faith in Jesus. There's a whole progression here. In fact, there's so much to see here, we're going to spend the next three weeks looking at it. And this week we begin by seeing that Mary does not just begin with complete understanding and wholehearted acceptance. She begins with doubt. But it's a very particular kind of doubt. Let's find out more by asking three questions. What was the angel's message? First, we need to understand the message Mary heard. Who is Jesus? The angel begins by telling Mary that she will have a son. But not just any son. The angel says he will be the son of the Most High. That means God. Now, in those days, to call someone a son of God could mean different things. It could just mean someone who had a special relationship with God. But the angel goes on to say that this son will sit on the throne of his father David. That means that this son of God is going to be a king. But not just any king. He says he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And just to make sure Mary gets the point, he repeats himself. “Of his kingdom there will be no end.” So who is this? He's a son, but not just any son. He's the son of God. He's a king, but not just any king. He's an eternal king. But amazingly, the angel goes even further than that. In verse 34, Mary asks how all of this is going to happen. We'll get back to that in a moment. But for now, here's what the angel says to Mary about Jesus: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.” That word “overshadow” is a word that was used to describe the Shekinah glory of God that filled the tabernacle in the wilderness and the temple in Jerusalem. In other words, the very glory of God himself is going to fill Mary's womb, and the child that is born will be the very holiness of God himself come into the world as a human being. That's who Jesus is. This is a heart stopping message. It's mind boggling. But not only does the angel tell Mary who Jesus is, we even get a hint of what Jesus comes to do. The angel says, “You shall call his name Jesus.” That literally means, “The LORD saves.” Do you realize what all of this means? Christianity is a religion unlike any other because Jesus is a being unlike any other. And listen, I understand and completely support the fears and concerns that people have when they say that any claim to have exclusive, absolute religious truth always ends up excluding and oppressing people who don't share that truth. That happens. We'll talk more about that in just a moment. But none of that erases the fact that on every page of the New Testament, we encounter a Jesus who is no mere human, but God in the flesh, and the savior of the world. He is unlike any other religious leader the world has ever seen. Because every other religious leader - Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius - everyone of them came saying, “Here is what you must do to connect to God; here is what you must do to achieve salvation. I am here to point you to the way.” Jesus came saying, “Here's what I am doing to connect you to God; here's what I am doing to achieve salvation for you. I'm not here to point you to the way. I am the way.” No one ever put this more brilliantly than C.S. Lewis. In his book Mere Christianity, he wrote: “The popular idea of Christianity is that Jesus Christ was a great moral teacher and that if only we took his advice we would establish a better social order. It is quite true that if we took Christ's advice we should soon be living in a happier world. You need not even go as far as Christ. If we did all that Plato or Aristotle or Confucius told us, we should get on a great deal better than we do. And so what? We never have followed the advice of the great teachers. Why are we likely to begin now? Why are we more likely to follow Christ than any of the others? Because he is the best moral teacher? But that makes it even less likely that we shall follow him. If we cannot take the elementary lessons, is it likely we are going to take the most advanced one? If Christianity only means one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance. There has been no lack of good advice for the last four thousand years. A bit more makes no difference.” Friends, Jesus Christ is not simply a human being who came to give us good advice on how to live a good life. He's the God of the universe who came to live the life we should have lived, and die the death we should have died, for us. That's the message of the Bible. And it's the message of this angel to Mary. It's the first thing we see. But secondly, What was Mary's response? We're looking at her response over the next three weeks. As we do we see certain stages that she goes through. When people come to faith in Jesus, it always looks a little differently for everybody. It may happen in a moment, or it may happen over the course of years. It looks differently for everyone. We need to be careful. It's not a one-size-fits-all. But I want to suggest that many people go through similar stages when they become a Christian. We're just looking at the first stage this week. And as I said earlier, you could call this first stage doubt. But it's a particular kind of doubt. I would call this kind of doubt exploratory doubt. What does that mean? Well, let's take a look. In verses 28-29, it says the angel came to Mary and said, “‘Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!'” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.” The very first thing that happened to Mary is it says she was “greatly troubled.” This is important. One of the first things that happens when you become a Christian is something comes into your world, something comes into your experience, and it troubles you. It disturbs you. It challenges you. And it's different kinds of trouble. For a lot of people, it's personal trouble. Whether that's depression or loneliness, or the loss of a relationship or health or money or career, whatever it might be. Maybe all your life you've always had the resources to deal with whatever happens to you. But now, for the first time in your life you're faced with something that overcomes you and you realize that you aren't enough for it. It troubles you. It shakes you. Other times, it's personal failure. Maybe you've always prided yourself on being a certain kind of person. But then you find yourself doing something that you never thought you would do. It shatters your self-conception. And you realize, “I am not the person I thought was.” Sometimes it's intellectual trouble. Something happens in your world that your worldview can't account for. So for example. Many people say that orthodox Christian belief makes you intolerant and hateful toward others who don't share that belief. That's an intellectual position that many people hold. But what happens to that position when you look at the families of the people who were murdered at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, NC, two years ago? One by one, family member after family member got up and publicly, lovingly, and mercifully forgave the killer of their loved ones, and explicitly said that it was their Christian faith that both commanded and empowered them to do that. What do you do with that? When you have a worldview that leads you to certain conclusions about the world, and then something happens that shows you that your conclusions are wrong, when that happens, you're faced with a choice. You can either hold on to your old worldview, in spite of that fact that it can no longer account for everything in your experience, or you can change your worldview. That's what happened to Mary. She met an angel who told her that she was going to give birth to the physical incarnation of God himself. And it's really interesting what she did next. Not only was she greatly troubled, the second thing is it says she tried to discern. That phrase “tried to discern” is an interesting word. It means to use logic, to think or reason carefully. A lot of times people say, “You know, religious people just blindly accept things that have no basis in reality. They turn off their minds and refuse to be rational.” That's not what Mary does. Instead of getting less rational, she's getting more rational. And that really shows up in verse 34. The angel has just told her she's going to give birth to this divine King, and what does she do? Does she say, “Oh, how wonderful. Of course, that makes perfect sense!” She expresses doubt. She says, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” A lot of times it's easy to think, “Ancient people were less intelligent than we are. They were more gullible, and willing to believe stupid, silly things, because they didn't have access to to the kind of knowledge we have nowadays, things like science and technology.” Not only is that an intellectually snobbish thing to say, it's not true to historical reality. Mary's no fool. She shows us right here that she knows perfectly well that virgins don't give birth to children. In fact, Mary would have had just as many reasons to doubt the virgin birth as we do. It's just not true that ancient people were more willing to believe in the virgin birth. For instance, ancient Greeks believed the physical world was corrupt and dirty, but the spiritual world was good. The idea that God would take on a physical body would have been repulsive to them. Or if you look at Eastern worldviews (like Hinduism or Buddhism), those views say the physical world is an illusion. The goal is not for God to inhabit the physical world. The goal is that God would help us to escape the illusion of the physical world. Every ancient culture had huge obstacles to believing in the incarnation of God in this world. None more so than Judaism. Mary would have had the biggest difficulties of all. Because to a Jew, God is completely other, holy, and transcendent. The idea that the God who is so holy that they wouldn't even say his name, the idea that that God would come to earth and take on a human body would have been blasphemous. If you, O modern person, think you have reasons to doubt the virgin birth, Mary had more. Mary had reasons to doubt. And one of the most beautiful things here is she expresses her doubt. But notice this is a very particular kind of doubt. If you go back earlier in the chapter, the same angel comes to a man named Zechariah and tells him that he and his wife Elizabeth are going to give birth to John the Baptist, even thought they're senior citizens and Elizabeth is barren. Zechariah has doubts too. But when he expresses his doubt, the angel strikes him mute and says, “Just for that, you're not going to speak until the child is born.” The angel rebukes Zechariah for expressing his doubt, but when Mary expresses her doubt, the angel encourages her and gives her more information. What's up with that? The answer is, there are different kinds of doubt. There's what we could call cynical doubt. Cynical doubt is doubt that's not really open to an answer. It's not looking for more information. Cynical doubt is doubt that already has its mind made up. So for instance, I mentioned a bit ago that many people get very concerned about any claim to have absolute religious or spiritual truth. They say, “Those kinds of truth claims always lead to oppression and marginalization of others.” Those are valid concerns because the truth is, that happens. So very often, people will suggest a solution that says, “We should avoid absolute religious truth claims. All religions are equally true, and no one religion is more true than another.” In other words, we should always doubt absolute religious truth claims. That view has the appearance of being very neutral and very tolerant. But if you really think about it, that view itself is an absolute religious truth claim. It says, “My view of religious truth is the true one.” Listen. I want to affirm the motivation behind that. There is always a danger in making truth claims. But you don't escape the danger by trying to avoid truth claims. That's just wrapping up your truth claims in wishy-washy language. There's no such thing as avoiding truth claims. You can never doubt one thing without simultaneously believing in something else. It's that belief in something else that causes you to doubt. Cynical doubt says, “I've got my truth, and I'm not really open to any other alternatives.” But then there's a kind of doubt that we could call exploratory doubt. Exploratory doubt is doubt that's looking for more information. It's far more open, far more humble, and far more willing to be challenged. That's Mary's doubt. Something came into her experience that troubled her. It challenged her. But instead of shutting off her mind and refusing to explore it, she opened herself up to it and said, “Tell me more. Help me understand.” Friends, exploratory doubt is the beginning of faith. When something comes into your life that troubles you, let it. The message of the gospel is that God himself has come to earth in the person of Jesus Christ in order to save us from sin, evil, and death. That's the gospel. Mary's response to that gospel begins with exploratory doubt. It begins by acknowledging that this is troubling. This doesn't fit her worldview. But she doesn't shut off her mind, she opens her mind, and allows her expectations and assumptions about the world to be challenged. That's where her journey to faith in Jesus begins. And very frequently, that's where it begins for us too. And that leads to our last point. What does it mean for us? First, if you're a Christian here this morning, what does this mean for you? Well, already you've been practicing patience this morning because this whole sermon has really been more geared toward someone who's just beginning to explore faith in Jesus. But there are important implications, even if you've been a Christian for years. First, this shows us that we should be very patient and understanding with the doubts and questions of our non-believing friends and neighbors. The reason Christianity gets such a bad wrap a lot of times is, frankly, because Christians so frequently give people really good reason to doubt. There really is a harshness, and an intolerance, and an utter lack of grace in so many Christians toward the presence of doubt in others. But think about it. If a supernatural, sinless, holy, heavenly angel could be this patient with a flawed, finite, and weak human being like Mary, how much more should flawed, finite, weak human beings like you and me be patient with others? Friends, the church should be the most patient and open place for people to come and ask their questions and express their doubts. Unfortunately, it's often the least. Why is that? Very frequently, the reason people are so harsh and intolerant to those whose beliefs differ from theirs is because when your identity is grounded in anything other than Christ, then anytime that thing is threatened or attacked, you feel threatened or attacked, and you will attack back. This goes for anyone, not just Christians. If you find your personal security in your racial identity, or your political identity, or if you find it in being a good person, if you find it in your accomplishments or achievements, if you find it in your relationship status, whatever it may be, all of those things can be threatened. All of those things are vulnerable. That means that if they come under attack, your very sense of identity comes under attack. There's one, and only one thing, in the entire universe that can give you a source of identity and personal security that can never be threatened. If you know that the God of the universe died on a cross for you, and that the very core of your identity is that you are a sinner saved by the sheer grace of God, that's an identity that can never be threatened because it's not based on you or anything you do, it's based on Jesus and what he did for you. It's unassailable. So when people attack you, when people criticize you, when people say horrible things about you, instead of getting insecure and hitting back, you say, “Yeah, so what? It's true! in fact, I'm worse than you think. But none of that matters. Because my identity isn't in who I am or what I do. It's in Jesus and what he did for me.” Friends, that is unassailable identity. And it should make you the most humble, and therefore the most patient, person out there. So first, Christians: you should be far more patient and gracious with other people's doubt and questions. But secondly, for those of you here who are not yet Christians, or you're exploring faith in Jesus, Mary's response is an encouragement for you, first, to be honest with yourself about what your faith commitments really are. You have them, even if you think you don't. Remember what we said: you can't doubt one thing without simultaneously believing in something else. Do you know what it is? Be honest with yourself about that. Secondly, Mary's response encourages you to be courageous enough to have your worldview challenged, and to really explore faith in Jesus and look for answers to your questions. Are you willing to do that? It's easy to scoff. It's easy to mock. It doesn't take any intellectual work to do that. And yet so many people reject Jesus without ever coming to a good understanding of who and what he really is. Are you sure the Jesus you've rejected is the real Jesus? The real Jesus blew away Mary's preconceptions and expectations. Are you willing to let him blow yours away? Next week we'll start looking at what happens if you say yes. But as we close this week, do you want to know how you can make this beginning? Do you want to know how you can engage this exploratory doubt stage? Not cynical doubt. Not scoffing or mocking. But true, honest, humble exploratory doubt. The key is to see that Jesus has already made it possible for you. What do I mean? When Jesus came to earth, he led a life of constant rejection. He was constantly misunderstood, and constantly mocked. And remember something, remember what the angel told us. This is the God of the universe in human flesh. And yet he did not come and say, “Believe in me or I'll smite you. Mock me and I will crush you.” No. He said, “I will be smitten to the ground so that you can believe in me. I will be mocked and ridiculed and ultimately crushed so that you can see the truth about who I really am.” Right before they crucified him, the Roman soldiers mocked him and spit on him and said, “Hail, the King of the Jews.” They were mocking, but in their mockery they were confessing the truth about him without even knowing it. And when they hung him on the cross, it says that all the people who saw him mocked him and derided him. They said, “If he really is the Son of God, if he really is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross, and then we will believe in him.” But in clinging to the cross, Jesus was willing to be mocked so that you could know that he truly is the Son of God, and the ultimate King, not just of Israel, but of the entire cosmos. This is a God who was willing to die for you so that you could believe in him. Ponder that. Let that sink into your heart. Let it challenge you. Let it change you. And Christians, do you want to know how you can grow in patience and grace yourself? When he was on the cross, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Jesus was gentle and patient and compassionate towards those who didn't just disagree with him, didn't just differ with him over a few theological fine points, but with those who hated him, stripped him naked, and nailed him on a cross. Look at his patience. Meditate on his compassion. The more your identity is rooted in what he did for you, the more you will be able to do what he did for others. Whether you've been a Christian for years, or you're just beginning to explore faith in Jesus, Mary's response to the angel's message has a lot to show us. When you encounter Jesus as he really is, you'll be able to respond as Mary did. Let's pray.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize White people. We'll examine news reports from the past seven days and - hopefully - promote a constructive dialog. #ANTIBLACKNESS The Dylann Storm Roof, the 22-year-old White Man who butchered nine black worshippers - including an elected official, was found guilty on all 33 counts in federal court. Before being convicted, prosecutors released evidence that Roof had a catalog of other black churches at the time of his arrest - suggesting he thought of killing more unarmed back people. A witness testified that someone in Roof's house called Mother Emanuel AME months before the June 2015 terrorist attack and new GPS evidence showed Roof visited the church more than once in the months before his assault - showing the meticulous preparation invested in this operation. The sentencing phase of the trial will begin in January; Roof will reportedly represent himself during this portion of the proceedings. Another White Man regularly labeled a White Supremacist, President-elect Donald J. Trump met with retired football players Jim Brown and Ray Lewis about how he can help "make African Americans great again." The almost-president also spent time with recording artist Kanye West - who has reportedly dyed his hair blond and is still recovering from mental health trauma. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize White people. We'll examine news reports from the past seven days and - hopefully - promote a constructive dialog. #ANTIBLACKNESS After the death of Cuban leader and international icon Fidel Castro, pundits and heads of state have devoted a week to dissecting Castro's life and times. President-elect Donald Trump labeled Castro a "brutal dictator," while Soledad O'Brien recounted her Cuban mother's memories of Castro's callous and vindictive rule. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Mumia Abu-Jamal recalled Castro's military support of the anti-apartheid effort in South Africa, offer of medical aid during Hurricane Katrina, the safe haven provided to former Black Panther Assata Shakur, and his rendezvous with Minister Malcolm X during his 1960 visit to the United States. Calls to scold the deceased Cuban leader for his acts of brutality seem particularly ironic on this week, when Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray announced that no charges would be filed for the killing of Keith Lamont Scott. Murray used the occasion to reprimand reckless negro use of social media. Simultaneously and further south, the Walter Scott murder trial is being deliberated by the jury. South Carolina police officer Michael Slager waits to see if he too will be exonerated for extinguishing a black life. Fellow South Carolinian Dylann Storm Roof will represent himself in his death penalty case for the 2015 terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel AME. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize White people. We'll examine news reports from the past seven days and - hopefully - promote a constructive dialog. #ANTIBLACKNESS The 2016 Olympic Games continue in Brazil. Simone Manuel made history becoming the first African American to win a gold medal in an individual swimming competition. More importantly, she used her well-earned spotlight to speak to the number one priority in the world, Racism. To coroberate her point, the Department of Justice authored yet another damning assessment of a United States police department; the DOJ specified how Freddie Gray's Baltimore Police terrorize and molest black citizens of Maryland. And since Whites don't need a badge or license to violate black people, Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas, 20, was branded a gun-toting hoodlum, shot and killed in North Carolina. Chad Copley has been arrested and charged with Thomas' murder. Speaking of White killers, the black inmate who allegedly attacked Dylann Roof, the terrorist who killed 9 at Mother Emanuel AME, received enough donations to secure his release from prison. Roof remains confined, facing the death penalty. #RacismIsNotAPrivilege INVEST in The COWS â?? http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

With its hooping preachers, rocking choirs, and extravagant shouting, the black church has always been one of the most imitated and mocked group in American culture. The reality is that many black churches provide much comic relief without even trying. This includes some black clergy making some of the most outrageous claims, acts, and incidents known in American Christianity. A recent church's member's assessment delinquency letter and a well known televangelist's words regarding the Mother Emanuel AME massacre have proven to be some of those moments. Join Pastor Neal for a discussion on these and other topics of interest on Zera Today

The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME has brought to light the reality of racism in America. Amidst the narratives are discussions of the confederate flag, the use of the N word by President Obama and the rich history of African Methodism. What is missing is the narrative of faith that carries both the heart and soul of Black Americans and the strong division of racism. Join Pastor Neal for this discussion

Pastor Keith Anderson preaches in response to the tragic killing on nine people at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina.