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Essex Hemphill. Photo: Poetry Foundation.

The Poetic Theology of Essex Hemphill

September 1, 2017November 4, 2018 J. T. Roane Literary studies, poetry, spirituality

Facing the innumerable deaths of friends and loved ones, as well as the likelihood of his own untimely passing, Washington,

Black Women’s Holy Ghost Work: Then and Now

July 28, 2017August 2, 2017 Judith Casselberry Harlem, religion

“East Harlem leaves had the red tips of early autumn when Amaryllia (Lillie) Jones ventured down E. 131st Street in

Who We Talk About When We Talk About Gentrification

June 27, 2017July 1, 2017 Brian D. Goldstein capitalism, gentrification, race

When the topic of gentrification is at hand, recent headlines suggest the stakes of the debate. “Gentrification Isn’t a Benign

Untitled photo, possibly related to- Washington D.C. slum area, Nov. 1937. John Vachon, photographer. Photo: Library of Congress.

On the Spiritual Geography of Black Working-Class Washington

June 20, 2017June 23, 2017 J. T. Roane religion, research, spirituality

In 1946, University of Chicago-trained anthropologist and religionist James Sydney Slotkin conducted a course in the anthropology and sociology department

Mãe (Mother) Filhinha of Yemanjá-Ogunté. Photo: Yemanjá the film (2015).

Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Women, and African Religiosity in Brazil

June 15, 2017June 17, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift African Diaspora, Afro-Brazilians, Brazil, Gender, Pan-Africanism, religion

While prejudicial, racial, and discriminatory ideologies of religious exceptionalism in regards to African spirituality persist even today (as many still