The Ally Tour 2022

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Christian Nationalism, Democracy, elections, Freedom Road, Lisa Sharon Harper, Roe v Wade, The Ally Tour

I am so honored and excited to be part of The Ally Tour 2022 with host Lisa Sharon Harper. Please join us!

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Why I Vote: Sojourners Magazine

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Asian Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, elections, immigrants, magazine, politics, Sojourners, vote

I contributed to an article, “Why I Vote” for Sojourners’ Magazine November 2018.

Please go out and vote this November.

AAR: Religious and Racial Identity Politics in Media Coverage of the 2016 US National Election

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The American Academy of Religion‘s Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee will hold a panel discussion:  “Religious and Racial Identity Politics in Media Coverage of the 2016 US National Election” on Saturday Nov. 19, 2016.

Presidential Branding: U.S. Election 2016

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branding, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, racism, The Huffington Post

It is difficult to understand this election and the outcome was a surprise to many.

This is my latest Huffington Post on the elections: Presidential Branding: U.S. Election 2016

God Is a Neoliberal Centrist

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American Exceptionalism, Daniel Jose Camacho, DNC, elections, Hillary Clinton, imperialism, neoliberalism, racism, sexism, status quo, TIME, xenophobia

Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, pauses while speaking during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Division among Democrats has been overcome through speeches from two presidents, another first lady and a vice-president, who raised the stakes for their candidate by warning that her opponent posed an unprecedented threat to American diplomacy. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Here is my cowritten TIME piece with Daniel Jose Camacho, “God is a Neoliberal Centrist”. Daniel is a brilliant student at Duke Divinity School and a future PC (USA) minister.

Con Vs Con: Chris Hedges

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Read this very interesting piece, “Con vs. Con” by my friend Chris Hedges for Truthdig (June 19, 2016).

It is reposted with permission. Please do share.

 

Religion at the Heart of American Society and Politics

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Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, elections, Huffington Post, Jimmy Carter, Naomi Faith Bu, politics, Pope Francis, religion

This is my latest cowritten Huffington Post with my niece Naomi Faith Bu. Please do comment and share.

It has been an interesting experience; growing up in Canada, and living as an adult life the US. These two countries each have their own particular governmental complexities, political trajectories, and unfortunate stories of loss and decline. Strikingly, in Canada there has not been one candidate that ran or served as Prime Minister that dared to talk about religion. It was taboo. Religion in Canada is a private matter, and is deemed unspeakable to the ears of the nation’s public.

Women of Color Scholarship, Teaching and Activism

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AAR’s Call for Proposals for

“Women of Color Scholarhips, Teaching and Activism”

This Group welcomes proposals in any area related to women of color scholarship, teaching, and activism. We are particularly interested in proposals that focus on:

Obama has Worked for All Americans

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This is a repost of Rev. Jackson’s column in Chicago Sun- Times (Oct. 29, 2012).  I am reposting it here with permission.

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Weekly Commentary | Chicago Sun-Times

When former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president, Romney campaign chair John Sununu dismissed it as just a black man standing up for one of his tribe.