We explore the life of Frederick Douglass and his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” with Public Historian and Founder of History Alive, John W McCaskill.
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Defending Black Bodies - A Conversation with Attorney Xavier Donaldson - We discuss the flaws in the legal system & how the inherent biases adversely impact the African-American community. We examine overcharging, bail, plea bargaining, the myth of innocent until proven guilty & how they all drive mass incarceration.
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I discuss with Attorney Gilbert Parris how certain law enforcement practices unfairly target, impact and traumatize the African-American community. Also, where and how should our mindset shift to achieve more equitable and flourishing communities.
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Through slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow and even today, the Church has stood in the gap, where society failed African-Americans. Churches are expected to respond to every community trauma, police shooting, neighborhood disinvestment, racism, gentrification, failing schools, food deserts, etc. etc. However, the Church can also require and expect a great deal from its leaders and members. The work feels never ending and church work can become a grind. Episode Guests: Tricia Hersey “The Nap Bishop;” Rev. Dr. Toni Belin Ingram (Presiding Elder - Augusta North Conference - AME Church); Rev. Jennifer Carner (Executive Pastor, House of Hope - Atlanta); and, Rev. Dominique Lester (Chief of Staff, Greater Centennial AME Zion Church - Mount Vernon, NY).
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We discuss reimagining rest with “The Nap Bishop,” Tricia Hersey. How rest has changed during the COVID pandemic and what it will look like in a post sheltering-in world. We also explore what it’s like to attend a nap ministry event as well as and how the concept of rest and napping as resistance to capitalism is being received in culture.
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We discuss The Nap Ministry movement and the drive to reclaim rest w/ its Founder Tricia Hersey, “The Nap Bishop.”
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