Raymonda Speller

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Sheryl Lee Ralph and Emmy’s Eyes

Like so many folks, I was knocked back by Sheryl Lee Ralph’s world-class Emmy acceptance speech earlier this week. I’m an 80’s baby so I…

Sep 16, 2022

Sep 16, 2022

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10 Black Actresses That We All Know “Should’ve Been Done” Made It to the Top

Let me start off with the one who kind of inspired this idea. This week I’ve been reading about actress Trina McGee’s experiences on the…

Sep 27, 2022

10 Black Actresses That We All Know “Should’ve Been Done” Made It to the Top

Sep 27, 2022

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On Rosa Parks and the Telling of Black Women’s Fuller Stories

On this day, 67 years ago, the starting shot of the Montgomery Bus Boycott rang out clear when a city bus driver had Mrs. Rosa Parks…

Dec 1, 2022

On Rosa Parks and the Telling of Black Women’s Fuller Stories

Dec 1, 2022

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“Going and Growing” Guilt: For Parents Raising Their Children Away from What Used to Be Home

I know all the stories. I was always the kid who paid close attention to the stories: stories about our family that went all the way back…

Nov 10, 2022

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Quinta Brunson Shouldn’t Have to Say It

Jimmy Kimmel needed his a… he needed something I won’t say because I’m a pastor. “But y’all know what it is I’m thinking, America” (Read in…

Sep 15, 2022

Sep 15, 2022

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5 “Martin” Moments That Will Never NOT Be Funny

If you were to follow me for a day, you would swear that I was raised in some weird, alternative universe where everyone has a constant…

Dec 23, 2022

5 “Martin” Moments That Will Never NOT Be Funny

Dec 23, 2022

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Where’s the Line?

The other day I read something on the socials that grieved me. A Christian “influencer” was bemoaning that Christians aren’t doing enough…

Dec 16, 2022

Dec 16, 2022

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Prison Walls and Questions that Haunt Us at Advent

Lectionary Reflection — Sunday, December 11, 2022 — Third Sunday of Advent (Matthew 11:2–11; Isaiah 35:1–10)

Dec 9, 2022

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And Where’d It Come From? A Black Woman!

On its 35th anniversary, the pioneering Black college comedy “A Different World” is still shaping generations.

Sep 24, 2022

And Where’d It Come From? A Black Woman!

Sep 24, 2022

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Trump’s Fraud and America’s Complicity

I was still grappling with the last couple of years’ worth of headlines about home appraisers (98% of whom are White) systemically…

Sep 23, 2022

Sep 23, 2022