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    Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering

    Today is June 19th, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier finally reached enslaved persons in Texas.… Read more “Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering”

    June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women

    for Jenny Nixon Last weekend, I attended the National Gathering of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, a denomination with a history of social… Read more “Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women”

    June 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother

    Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family, Down home, where a man’s good word and a handshake are all you need.… Read more “Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother”

    May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Louisiana Black Church Fires: A Psalm of Community Lament

    Holy God, we must speak the names. St. Mary Baptist. Greater Union Baptist. Mount Pleasant Baptist. Louisiana smolders. In the names and the smoke our sin is… Read more “Louisiana Black Church Fires: A Psalm of Community Lament”

    April 17, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock
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