1. VIDEO: Mae Mallory: Phenomenal Women of Black History Series
School segregation did not end with Brown v. Board of Education — it took the hard work of women like Mae Mallory and the Harlem 9 to move us toward racial equality in our school systems.
2. I’m a Gay Methodist Minister. The Church Just Turned Its Back on Me
“Throughout our history, the people called Methodists have celebrated a big-tent theology. We haven’t always gotten it right, but our structures have in the end always guided us toward justice, mercy and love. Except for that big tent, I, a lovingly partnered, openly gay man, would never have been able to share God’s love with congregants — queer and straight — from a United Methodist pulpit. Now that the tent has collapsed, I don’t know what happens to me.”
3. This Women’s History Month, Turn to Models of Ancient Resistance
May we create ample space for these wounded yet resilient women to speak across the millennia, calling us to continue the sacred struggle for justice that started long before us and will remain long after us.
4. Anger Can Be Contagious. Here’s How to Stop the Spread
On the bright side, happiness is also contagious.
5. In Conversation with Secret Life of Muslims Producer Reza Aslan
“There is a cancer at the very heart of white evangelical Christianity right now. It is a cancer that is, unfortunately, being ignored I think by progressive and liberal white evangelicals who clearly recognize that there is something deeply wrong within their midst. But in my view, they are not doing enough to tackle this problem, which could really ring the death knell for American evangelical Christianity.”
6. Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
"For every student enrolled, the average nonwhite school district receives $2,226 less than a white school district," a new report says.
7. Looking for the Abundance of Grace Amid Cancel Culture
Oftentimes we operate with a scarcity mentality as it relates to care and empathy, as if we might run out of it. We operate as if making space for another human being’s viewpoint or experiences, albeit different from our own, will cost us something that we can’t afford to offer.
8. American Families of Missing Uighurs Speak Out
Nearly two years after the Chinese government began to detain members of Muslim minority groups in western China, a growing number of family members abroad are refusing to remain silent.
9. The Long History of Christian Opposition to Universal Child Care: Can It Be Overcome?
One of the top reasons Americans cite for having fewer kids is the cost of child care. But can Christians get over their opposition to a potential fix?
10. AOC Is Going After the Banks That Fund Immigrant Detention Centers
"We’re going to hold oversight hearings to make these banks accountable for investing in and making money off of the detention of immigrants," she said at a Queens event hosted by an immigrant rights group, "Because it's wrong."
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