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Reading “The African American Bible” on Paper and in Class

Posted on April 7, 2017September 4, 2017 by Richard Newton

The Journal of Biblical Literature recently published a series on ways that biblical scholars have engaged with #BlackLivesMatter in their work.

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Christian Support for the Black Lives Matter Campaign

Posted on May 9, 2016March 28, 2017 by Richard Newton

Hannah Ciocco examines Black Lives Matter’s recent overtures among Christian communities, drawing parallels to the role of religion in the Civil Rights Movement. Ciocco draws upon the work of Broadcast Seeding guest, Drew G.I. Hart for insight on the role of religion in social activism and engagement. “Every 28 hours, a black person is murdered … Continue reading Christian Support for the Black Lives Matter Campaign

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Words We Mean By

Posted on February 29, 2016September 4, 2017 by Richard Newton

A year ago I led an undergraduate viewing of the 2015 film, The Central Park Five. The movie chronicles how the New York City law and order establishment wrongfully imprisoned a quintet of black youth for the sexual assault of a white woman in 1989.

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Christianity Before and After Charleston

Posted on August 5, 2015September 6, 2017 by Richard Newton

...one of the most vivid accounts of baptism in the Black Church tradition while contextualizing the role of race and Christianity in American life.

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Watching The Central Park Five @Etowncollege

Posted on March 3, 2015March 17, 2017 by Richard Newton

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged with brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling them a "wolfpack." The five would spend years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit before the truth about what really happened became clear. With THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, this story … Continue reading Watching The Central Park Five @Etowncollege