What Do Abortion Bans Mean for Black Folks?
Today marks 50 years since Roe v Wade was decided by the Supreme Court. That decision on January 22, 1973, gave people […]
Author: Kia Speaks
2022: being kia
What are you dedicating your 2022 to? What is your anchor word? What song is guiding you through the year? What I write […]
The Beyoncé 40
I’m officially two months, 19 days and 14 hours from my 40th birthday, so I should have something more reflective and thoughtful to say as Beyoncé turns 40. We’ve grown into our womanhood together. Her music has been the soundtrack to my life since I was 16 years old. For every moment there’s a Beyoncé song playing in the background.
I’ve had a contentious relationship with God…
The first time I cursed at God was the summer of 2004. It was over some boy whose name I now forget […]
All Black Lives Matter to God
All Black lives matter to God, so how do we ensure that all Black lives matter in our communities? How do we live up to the divine mandate to ensure justice is an integral part of our society?
Maundy Thursday Communion
Here’s a mini Maundy Thursday service. I really enjoyed this message from SarcasticLutheran. “Hurt people, hurt people. Forgiven people, forgive people. And […]
Dust of the Earth Face Ass
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Humans are interesting creatures. We don’t like to face our own […]
Leaning Into Grief
Grief is a wet, weighted blanket being thrown at you full speed. It’s heavy. It knocks you down. It hurts. You can’t […]
Grammy Listening Party 2020
Each year I attempt to listen to every Grammy nominated record or album. It’s as great way to find new music and […]
Where Are My Panties?
We drank Hennessy and tequila and danced to our favorite songs in an old chapel surrounded by Christian icons and beautiful artwork, and it was holy. We saw the sacred in the secular, and God was in that place.
Black Christ vs. the Enslavers God
Many of us have chosen to worship a God who resembles the white slave master, a God focused on controlling behavior, policing sexuality, and keeping people in their place, a God aligned with the capitalistic, white supremacist, sexist, and patriarchal values of mainstream America. But that isn’t the only God we have access to.
The Danger of Discrediting “Strippers Rapping”
Salt-N-Pepa’s lyrics helped me learn to verbalize the concepts of sexual liberation, autonomy, and women’s ability to be sexual without losing their dignity. Their lyrics were a rebellious voice that challenged the sexism, respectability politics, and the confining and conservative interpretation of womanhood that was present in the church and culture around me.
abortion. life. dignity. theology.
what about the women?The story of Moses is one of the most well-known stories in the biblical canon. Sunday school classes study […]
reading beyond me
We have the responsibility to bear witness to the way people who don’t look like us, people who don’t love like us, and people who don’t confront the world like us experience the world. Let books be a tiny step in helping us do just that.
Black Jesus, a Non-Virgin Mary and the Image of God
Last week NBC announced that John Legend had been cast as Jesus of Nazareth in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! which […]
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