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Black Grace — Part 2 A Black Pastor’s Journey into the Content of Grace. (Read Part 1 here.) Black Grace is my heritage. I grew up in the home of a Black pastor, who proudly pastored a Black church in a white denomination. Looking back, I realize my father quietly protested the forensic grace espoused by the Church. No, he didn’t write about it, didn’t preach about it, and didn’t even talk about it in our home. His protest was in the grace-filled sermons he preached, the grace-filled ...

Black History of Wisconsin, Part 2: Breaking Chains SHARE This is part two of a four-part series exploring the history and struggles Black Wisconsinites have endured.  MILWAUKEE — As the 19th century rolled around, Wisconsin was just figuring out its future. Well, technically, Wisconsin wasn’t Wisconsin yet — it was a chunk of land handed over to the brand-new United States. American settlers, including Black residents, were starting to flow into the future Badger state, seeking out...

Editor’s note: This is a two-part analysis on the politics behind Africa’s procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. The continent appears forced to look toward China, rather than the West. Read Part II here.    The Nigerian government, on January 5, signified interest in procuring COVID-19 vaccines from China. Geoffery Onyeama, Nigeria’s foreign minister, stated that Nigeria is “engaging with China” to access COVID-19 vaccines for the country, during a press conference with Wang Yi, Chine...

by Jamie Wendt | Mar 5, 2021The Guests The children press their noses  to our bumpy, flawless etrog.  They hold it tightly, inhale its zesty scent,  pass it on to apparitions over their shoulders.  Winged angels – my ancestors – reunite, mingle and drift  like holy ushpizin... by Jamie Wendt | Dec 29, 2020Ner Tamid after Solomon Iudovin The shoemaker labors over his leather, his work. A singular lightbulb illuminates his hands, like a ner tamid, stitching perfection, a livelihood...