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Death penalty opponents gather on the steps of the State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga., Monday, March 2, 2015 to protest the death penalty and the planned execution of Kelly Gissendaner. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)
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On the execution of my friend, Kelly Gissendaner

by Carla J. Simmons August 31, 2023August 30, 2023

Kelly Gissendaner spent 17 years on death row before being executed by the state of Georgia in 2015. She spent those years transforming her life through education, faith, and community. A close friend she made in prison shares the story of her life and death.

Alim Braxton and Sabur Tyler have served a combined 53 years on Death Row. Six years ago, they found a profound friendship with each other—one that provides hope, solace, purpose, and companionship amidst the unique injustices they each face.
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To dream, or not to dream: Friendship, innocence, and redemption on Death Row

by Alim Braxton and Sabur Tyler August 28, 2023August 29, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Imprisoned in Gaza, Imprisoned outside of Gaza

by Maram M. AbedAlBari June 29, 2023November 14, 2023
Reverend Keyanna Jones
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To Save the Soul of Weelaunee

by Zoey Laird May 4, 2023May 3, 2023
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These Muslim men are disrupting cycles of homelessness after prison

by Khawla Nakua March 14, 2023December 1, 2023
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I grew up against a backdrop of white evangelical power. Florida's new CRT ban means even more Black students will, too.

by Sierra Lyons August 17, 2022December 5, 2023
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Incarcerated Muslims in Florida celebrated Eid with limited accommodations

by Anthony Cobb and Khawla Nakua May 2, 2022December 5, 2023
The Reverend Kenneth B. Thomas Sr., pastor of Bethesda Worship and Healing Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hugs Cory Brigham after ordaining him into the ministry during Sunday service on August 15, 2021. All photos by Terrance Armstard for The Guardian.
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'We've come this far by faith:' Vaccines, religion, and community in Arkansas

by Sandra L. Combs and Terrance Armstard September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The Jewish South is Black, too

by Nic Yeager April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

I ran from my church after Trayvon Martin's murder—but not from my religion

by Courtney Napier December 17, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The Last, the Least, and the Lost

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa December 3, 2020January 11, 2021
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South of Rider-Waite: Four Southern Tarot Decks that Tackle Representation in Imagery, Theme, and Language

by Christie Matherne December 23, 2019April 24, 2022
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Tennessee's latest attack on gay marriage takes aim at online ordinations

by Amber Stewart September 16, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

No justice in gentrification

by Claire Bolton July 8, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Feeding the Soul at the Feed & Seed

by Sammy Feldblum December 10, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

With the Poor People's Campaign, Southern progressives aim to reclaim "morality" from the Right

by Dan Holly June 4, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

To battle opioids, county turns to better policy and hope

by Sammy Feldblum December 4, 2017October 27, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Christians could swing Alabama's senate election

by Katherine Webb-Hehn November 27, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—And It's Mostly White

by Michael Schulson October 31, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Shadow of the Cross

by Andrew Paul October 25, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

White churches "aren't naming racism as a sin," says Rob Lee

by Sammy Hanf September 14, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Justice is more than a political issue now—it's a spiritual one

by Alysia Nicole Harris November 15, 2016October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Jesus, Aunt Mary, and me

by Tom Gogola March 8, 2016November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The moral fight within Christianity against climate change

by Danielle Purifoy December 10, 2015September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Is Hampton Roads on the edge of the apocalypse?

by Michael Schulson December 8, 2015September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Raising foot soldiers for an imaginary holy war

by David R. Brockman November 17, 2015November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Constituting North Carolina

by Jedediah Purdy July 9, 2015September 16, 2020

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