Urban

Why We Still Need the NAACP

Aja M. Carr 7-20-2009

Last week marked the centennial celebration of the nation's oldest and most respected civil rights organization, the National

Kids Need All the Positive Words They Can Get

Bart Campolo 7-17-2009

Recently a bunch of people e-mailed me the same New York Times column, which cited a variety of scientific research s

Taking the Prairie Path: Seeking Sustainability in the Suburbs

Tracey Bianchi 7-16-2009

Just a half-mile or so south of our home is the Illinois Prairie Path. It's an old rail line that was converted to a walking and biking path in the early 1960s. An electric line actually, that once hauled commuters back and forth from the western suburbs to the city.

The Next Evangelicalism: Interview with Soong-Chan Rah, Part 2

Edward Gilbreath 7-07-2009

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The Next Evangelicalism: Interview with Soong-Chan Rah, Part 1

Edward Gilbreath 7-06-2009

You can't do church in the 21st century without a vision for cultural diversity, says author and theologian Soong-Chan Rah.

Mourning a Michael Jackson Who Had Died Long Ago

Edward Gilbreath 6-26-2009

Let the wall-to-wall Michael Jackson coverage continue.

Do a New Thing: 20 Years After Spike Lee's Groundbreaking Film on Race in America

Edward Gilbreath 6-25-2009

It's hot in Chicago. Summer is officially doing its thing.

Self-Segregation In Social Networks

Linda Leigh Hargrove 6-23-2009

Every day across America we see self-segregation in lunchrooms, in classrooms, and in church pews on Sunday morning. But how about online?

I Met a White Man and He Couldn't Dance

Leroy Barber 6-22-2009

I attended a majority white high school in the late '70s and since that time my life has been one cross-cultural bowl of spaghetti. It tastes good but is really messy, sometimes sauce all over your shirt.

Education in Color

Christine A. Di Pasquale 6-08-2009

Raising one half-African son and one of mixed European descent posed both ordinary and unique parenting challenges for my husband and me.

Evangelical Leaders Overlook Minorities

Chuck Warnock 6-05-2009

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Reflecting Eden in 'Nuestro Jard

Steve Holt 6-01-2009

For the first time in my life, I have a garden.

Blessing of the Bicycles

Nadia Bolz-Weber 5-28-2009

Urban biking is not without peril. Many of my parishioners rely almost exclusively on human-powered transportation and do so while competing for road space with motorized vehicles.

Saving Kansas City, One (Green) Step at a Time

Barbara Grady 5-27-2009

Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, has been dividing rich and poor, black and white, jobless and employed in this city since the days of Jim Crow when it was a legal line of segregation.

Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization

Neeraj Mehta 5-26-2009

A standard definition of community development often goes something like this:

Are We Offering Grace, or Just Another Program?

Bart Campolo 5-13-2009

I really like Marlena, but that doesn't mean she is a good person. She is smart and easy to talk to, but only if you are talking about her stuff.

Equal Justice Under the Law: The Case for Cocaine Sentencing Reform

Andrew Wilkes 4-22-2009

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. (Proverbs 11:1)