Book/Podcast and Video Favorites
Spewing Hate At The Prayer Breakfast. By Will Saletan / The Bulwark
‘You’re Going to Kill Me!’: Black Man Pleads for His Life As Alabama Cop Strikes Him with Flashlight. Video Shows. By Carlos Miller / Atlanta Black Star
What we know about the US-proposed Gaza community. By Soraya Lennie / Aljazeera
Sermon for Martin Luther King Day. By William J. Barber II
Watch “Night Owl-AI Dance Video 4K” on YouTube. By Kelly Boesch
Augustine s African heritage. By Margaret R. Miles / The Christian Century
Through the Eyes of Little Crow. By Julian Brave Noisecat / The Progressive Magazine
Book excerpt: “Black Moses” by Caleb Gayle. By CBS News
The Best Black History Books of 2025. By AAIHS Editors
Watch “When the Military Loses Faith in the President (w/ Mark Hertling)” on YouTube
Associate Provost on the Right’s Coordinated Attack on Academic Freedom. By Emma Whitfford / Inside Higher Ed.
The social gospel of the streets: A review of City of Dignity. By Heath W. Carter / The Christian Century
Anti-Blackness Is at the Heart of Trump’s Toxic Politics. By Perry Bacon / TNR
‘The First Eight’: Jim Clyburn reflects on Jim Crow, civil rights, and today. By Ken Makin / CSMonitor
The NFL Pretends It’s Above Politics. It Never Was. By Tim Miller / The Bulwark
Michelle Obama’s New Book Is a Historical Document Dressed Up as a Coffee-Table Tome. By Vanessa Friedman / NYT
How We Got Here: Jelani Cobb on Rise of Trump & White Nationalism After Push for Racial Justice. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
How Jesse Jackson set the stage for today’s political landscape. By Daniel Pryer / Wash Post
A Horrific Tale of the Slave Trade, Destined to Become a Classic. By Marcus Rediker / NYT
Benjamin Watson and Russell Moore on The Just Life. By Russel Moore / Christianity Today
Wisdom Bearers: Ambassador Andrew Young, The Rev. Dr. Paul Smith, and Dr. Catherine Meeks. You Tube Video
“To Free Someone Else”: Toni Morrison the Book Editor. By Marina Magloire / The Nation
Video of Jasmine Crockett calling out Byron Donalds for bill revoking juvenile crime reform he benefited from goes viral. By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio
Cornel West: Justice, Not Revenge. By Benjamin Watson / Christianity Today Podcast
What Pan-Africanism Can Teach Us Now. By Lovia Gyarkye / TNR
Freedom and the price of the ticket. By Kelly Brown Douglas / The Christian Century
