We must be careful not to trade in our prophetic voices for presidential roundtables and advisory boards that only seek to co-opt our prophetic rhetoric for political power.
Author: jamye
Founder and Curator of the Black Theology Project. 2.0.
Social Entrepreneur | Digital Strategist | Minister of Information| Founder @kineticslive @fitcbaltimore | Organizer w/ @Bmore_United
July 13th marks the one year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who was pulled over and accused of failing to use a turn signal. Bland was arrested and later found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas.
How do we use these tools to move #BeyondReActivism, beyond the tweeting and protest of #blackdeath to a sustained movement #OrganizingForPower, or holistic community development where the end goal is not reform or rights, but power.
The use of social media and the democratization of communication have provided opportunities for new and marginalized voices to be heard and amplified. . . . Might social media platforms provide new entry points for women to launch their ministries?
Jamye Wooten speaks to Rev. Ronald A. Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the Black Caucus Movement of Trinidad and Tobago, at the 2016 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference.
Released November 26, 2015
By Jamye Wooten On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, DeRay Mckesson, a protester and Teach for America alum – who identifies himself as a Black Lives Matter activist, entered the crowded race for Mayor of Baltimore City. While I have been critical at times of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, overall I’ve been supportive. I think it is […]
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference holds vigil for Sandra Bland. #ITooResist
Before we get down to sorting out how to reduce violence, I am suggesting that we must tackle a far more difficult question: Who, exactly, has the right to be violent?
Dr. Marla Frederick, Professor of African and African American Studies and the Study of Religion at Harvard University discusses the history of religion and media.