Behind the Veil: Re-imaging Masculinity Between the Black Church and the Black Community

On March 16, 2022, the most consistent and critical relationship to my spiritual and physical existence, the relationship between my mother, aka “MaDear, was changed due to her physical death. Continue Reading

The Exodus of Black Men from Church

The Exodus of Black Men from Church Introduction As an African American male doctoral student of Theology, Founder of 20/20 VISION, and seasoned pastor of Baptist churches in Atlanta, Georgia, Continue Reading

Reshaping The Church’s Ministry to Incarcerated Persons and their Families

The church’s responsibility to the children of the incarcerated Ministry to the Fatherless and Motherless Introduction As the Director of Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries’ Transition to Work Program in Continue Reading

Teaching White Sin, Black Skin: Toward a Christian Antiracism Pedagogy in the Era of Mass Incarceration

By Willie Dwayne Francois III The Problem More than individual acts of discrimination, White racism persists as a form of power that works beneath the consciousness of human subjects[1], regardless Continue Reading

The Dream Center Project: Faith-Based Economic and Community Development on J-Street

The Project Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee is launching the Dream Center Project, an ambitious effort to build affordable rental housing in North Nashville, while simultaneously initiating economic Continue Reading