Truth's Table

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are throwing it back to a Truth’s Table Live that they did in North Carolina. The topic of this episode is “Just Preach The Gospel,” which is used to shut down any and all conversations related to justice issues of any kind. So pull up a chair, grab you Truth’s Table mug and have a seat at the table because the tea is piping HOT. Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Don’t have a mug? Buy Truth’s Table merchandise here: https://teespring.com/truthstable#pid=287&cid=6409&sid=front

It’s about that time for a mailbag episode, y’all! Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are at the table and they are digging into the Truth’s Table mailbag and answering your questions. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table! Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Don’t have a teacup? Buy Truth’s Table merchandise here: https://teespring.com/truthstable#pid=287&cid=6409&sid=front Purchase Be The Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation Discount amount for Bethebridge.com/store: 15% Runs from: Sept 28-Oct 10 The code word (TRUTH15) is for Bethebridge.com/store Pre-order the book for exclusive bonuses from Tasha: including curated playlists, a Be the Bridge Spoken Word piece, an interview with Tasha and more. Find out more at wmbooks.com/btbpreorder

It’s Truth’s Table’s final BlackGirlMagic Interview of the season. Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Patrice Gopo. Patrice was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and she is the child of Jamaican immigrants. Her writing often considers racial identity formation, race relations, and the search for a sense of belonging. Her essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including Catapult, Creative Nonfiction, and online in The New York Times and The Washington Post. She is the recipient of a North Carolina Arts Council Literature Fellowship, and her essay collection, All the Colors We Will See, was a Fall 2018 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. When she’s not writing, she speaks about how personal storytelling can change people’s mindsets in pursuit of healing in society and a more equitable world. She lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina. Please visit www.patricegopo.com to learn more. Pull up a chair, grab your teacup and have a seat at the table wi

It’s about that time in the season for our crossover episode! Ekemini and Christina welcome Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns from Pass The Mic. All four of them discuss what it means to build your own table, set the table, extend the table, and support the table. You’re in for a treat so grab your teacups and have seat at the table! Will we see you all at The Joy & Justice Conference in Chicago on October 4th and 5th? Register here: https://thewitnessblackchristiancollective.brushfire.com/events/453991 You can also donate to The Witness here: https://thewitnessbcc.com/donate/ Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Don’t have a teacup? Buy Truth’s Table merchandise here: https://teespring.com/truthstable#pid=287&cid=6409&sid=front Purchase Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice and get a 40% off plus free shipping: https://www.ivpress.com/pages/truths-table

In this episode, Dr. Christina Edmondson speaks on Luke 19 and restorative justice. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and join her at the table! Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Don’t have a teacup? Buy Truth’s Table merchandise here: https://teespring.com/truthstable#pid=287&cid=6409&sid=front Purchase Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice and get a 40% off plus free shipping: https://www.ivpress.com/pages/truths-table

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about their guilty pleasures. They talk about TV shows, food, and more. They discuss why they turn to these guilty pleasures. Get ready to cackle along with the women of Truth’s Table. Grab your teacup and have a seat at the table with us! Don’t have a teacup? Buy a Truth’s Table mug here: https://teespring.com/truthstable#pid=287&cid=6409&sid=front Purchase Bread For The Resistance and get a 40% off plus free shipping: https://www.ivpress.com/pages/truths-table

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Michelle are at the table with Mahisha Dellinger, Founder, and CEO of CURLS. Mahisha Dellinger's mantra is simple. Curly hair should be healthy, frizz-free, defined, and effortlessly fabulous. Consequently, as a beauty advocate and product innovator, Dellinger worked passionately to produce an award-winning line of organic hair care products for women and girls with natural waves, curls, and kinks. Frustrated with the lack of effective products for her newly natural, curly hair, Dellinger left her post as Marketing Manager at Intel Corporation to pursue her passion in giving consumers of naturally curly hair effective and eco-conscious products that are natural and safe for all ages to use. In 2002 Dellinger pioneered the newly natural market when she launched CURLS, a family of organic hair care products targeted for women embracing their natural textures ... a market previously unanswered by the beauty industry. Dellinger's astute business acumen and na

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina are joined by the Professional Black Girl, Dr. Yaba Blay! Yaba Blay is a scholar, cultural worker and digital organizer. Her practice centers on the lived experiences of Black people all over the world, with a particular focus on identity politics and beauty practices. Lauded by O Magazine for her social media activism, she is the creator and Executive Producer of #ProfessionalBlackGirl, a docu-series and online community boasting 100K+ followers, and previously constructed the campaigns #LocsofLove, #PrettyPeriod, and #WeAllWeGot. In 2012, Dr. Blay served as a producer on CNN’s Black in America: Who is Black in America? and has since been named one of today’s leading voices by ‘The Root 100.’ She has appeared on CNN, BET, MSNBC, and NPR, her work has been featured in The New York Times, EBONY, Essence, Fast Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Colorlines, The Root, and Al Jazeera America. Her commentary is featured in A Changing America: 1968 and Beyon

Y’all asked for an episode about the enneagram and we have delivered! In this episode, the midwives join the enneagram craze and do a little freestyle the Truth’s Table way. This episode concludes with a short bonus interview with the “Justice Doula” and enneagramista, Micky ScottBey Jones. Full access to our interview with Micky will ONLY be available to our Patrons. Make sure you become a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss what it means for Black girls to dream. Each of the women delve into their own childhood dreams, present dreams for their lives and dreams deferred. What does it mean for Black girls to yet have their dreams die due to external forces? What does it mean to have dreams lay dormant while standing in faith not knowing if your dreams will be realized? Pull up a chair, grab your tissues, and dare to dream alongside your sistas at the table!

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about their favorite Black church sayings. Pull up a chair and get ready to cackle with the ladies of Truth’s Table.

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Mahogany Jones! Mahogany Jones is a lyrical force, is a recording and performance artist, arts educator, and US musical ambassador who’s served 18 countries to date. As a HipHop Soul artist she has shared stages with acts such as The Roots, India Arie, KEM, Moonchild, Royce da’5’9”, Lecrae, Rapsody, Kareem Riggins, and the like. Recently a TEDx Speaker, she was awarded as a 2018 Detroit Music Award’s Outstanding Rap MC, and is most noted as 4x undefeated BET’s 106&Park Freestyle Friday Battle Champion. Her latest album is “SugarWater”.

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina recorded a Truth’s Table Live episode in Grand Rapids, MI to kick off the inaugural Truth’s Table Retreat. The women of the table were retreating from foolishness and into the gospel. As is Truth’s Table’s custom, there is usually one episode that is explicitly theological and the women often pose a theological question and answer it in various ways. In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are answering the question: What is The Gospel? Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table!

In this episode, Ekemini preaches from Genesis 16:1-16 at CityPoint Church at their Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration Sunday. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and join her at the table! YouTube Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuGIlLWjaqQ&feature=youtu.be

Ekemini, Christina, and Michelle were the featured guests at the Christian Reformed Church’s “Standing Against Racism” Event back in April 2019. In this episode, the women of Truth’s Table explain their antiracism pedagogy and the theological frameworks that undergird their approach. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

Truth’s Table is introducing a new intermittent series entitled, “Black Woman Rising.” In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Rev. Sharon Risher to discuss her book For Such a Time as This. For anyone grappling with how to forgive the unforgivable, rebuild lives in the shadow of death, and hold on to sanity in the midst of hate, Rev. Risher’s story in For Such a Time as This will help you find your faith, and ultimately encourage and heal. Rev. Sharon Washington Risher was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She earned a Masters of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and served as Staff Chaplain and Trauma Specialist at Parkland Hospital and as Associate Pastor for Congregational Care at Rice Chapel AME Church in Dallas, TX. Since the Charleston massacre on June 17, 2015, in which she lost her mother, two cousins, and a childhood friend, Rev. Risher has been an advocate for revising gun laws, and is a spokesperson for the grassroots advocacy groups Everytown Surviv

In this episode, Christina and Ekemini are joined by Jemar Tisby to discuss his book, “The Color of Compromise.” Jemar (B.A. Notre Dame; Mdiv RTS Jackson) is the president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective where he writes about race, religion, and culture. He is also the co-host of "Pass The Mic”, a podcast that amplifies dynamic voices for a diverse church. His writing has been featured in the The Atlantic, the Washington Post, CNN, Vox, and the New York Times. He has spoken nation-wide at conferences on racial justice, U.S. history, and the church. He is the author of The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Jemar is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion and social movements in the 20th century. Follow him on Twitter @JemarTisby and purchase his book wherever books are sold. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina discuss their racial identity development. When they knew they were black, how they knew, and what it means to be Black girls who became Black women. Pull up a chair, grab our teacup and have a seat at the table!

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina get political. They discuss the importance of electoral politics, the primaries, the impact of the 2016 presidential election and so much more. Pull up a chair, grab your teacup and don’t spill because this tea is hot!

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina talk about who the table is for, how to listen to the table, and they also discuss the importance of affinity spaces. Pull up a chair, grab your teacups and have a seat at the table!