New & Noteworthy: Ben Crump, Faithful Innovation, and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.
Ben Crump, dressed in a suit, looks up and away from the camera. The U.S. Capitol is in the background.
From Civil: Ben Crump

Legal Action

The documentary Civil: Ben Crump follows the civil rights attorney as he represents the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Andre Hill. While Crump’s work sheds light on police brutality, he also takes legal action to protect Black farmers and bank customers. Netflix

Business for Good

Stephen Lewis and Kimberly R. Daniel of the Forum for Theological Exploration offer a guide to Christian entrepreneurship in A Way Out of No Way. They blend stories from the ground, theological reflection, and exercises intended to spur faithful innovation. FTE Books

Heterogeneous History

In Asian American Histories of the United States, Catherine Ceniza Choy shatters narrow, monolithic understandings of Asian Americans. Choy explores nearly 200 years of complex histories of immigration, empire, erasure, and radical organizing and the implications for today. Beacon Press

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This appears in the September/October 2022 issue of Sojourners