Candice Marie Benbow is the living embodiment of “Formation Feminism.” She is down for Black women in all of her gifts and callings as a minister, scholar and educator. I

A few quick thoughts about “Lemonade.” The sheer volume of chatter and think pieces about Beyoncé’s recently released visual album speaks to the paucity of spaces Black women can collectively

My world shifted a bit today. I say this not because Prince was my entire world, but because of the impact he has had on me personally. Those who know

Interestingly enough, I get a lot of emails from people who want to know why it is necessary to have a website called “the churched feminist.” Isn’t it enough that

Every single telling of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in every single Gospel, goes out of its way to share with us that there were women present when Jesus was

Well, Palm Sunday is here. We’ve probably already eaten way too much candy, we’ve bent our palm fronds into crosses, and today kicks off the holiest week on the Christian

Lydia is an important figure in the New Testament. One reason she is important is because she is named. So many women of the Bible with familiar stories aren’t: Lot’s

In keeping with our conversation on grief, I am reposting an essay I wrote for the mother of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was killed on February 26, 2012. This article was

I worked in television news in the early part of my professional career. I interned for a television station while an undergraduate, and ended up getting hired full-time out of

One of my auntie’s used to say that when people say something cruel to you and then quickly counter with “just kidding,” 99% of the time they are not. People