Black August, the Journey Home to the Future, and the United Nations
Recently, I had the opportunity take our Bread for the World summer interns to the National Museum of...
The Great Rising and the Promise of Resurrection and Equity
“He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He...
Black History, the Root Causes of Hunger, and Reparatory Justice
“Do good, seek justice.” Jeremiah 1:17 Black History Month 2023 invites a timely reflection on how we repair...
Independence, Interdependence, and Ending Hunger
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 In 1852,...
Lent Calls Us to Prayer, Fasting, Sacrifice, and Justice
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a...
Yesteryear and Today: Embracing the Sanctity of Black Lives
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit...
Bread Statement on the Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Voter Rights Protection
“Voting is the foundation stone for political action.” – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “As a pivotal figure...
Sacred Imagination and the Vision of a New UN Permanent Forum of People of African Descent
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith In his 1967 book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?...
Reengaging the Vision of Black Freedom During Black August 2021
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance was held...
The Disinheriting of Black Farmers Before and After Juneteenth
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith “The earth and all in it belong to God.” (Psalm 24:1) Recently, we...
