Racial Justice Ministries

Slide 1

Racial Justice

Ministries

No one is free until we are all free.

Five Tenets Title

Five Tenets of Racial Justice Ministries

Convener

CONVENER

We serve as host for summits, conferences, trainings, facilitated conversations, town halls, community meetings, and retreats as we create sacred space for teaching and dialogue virtually and in person.

Catalyst

CATALYST

We serve as a co-conspirator to women of color who want to start nonprofit and/or not-for-profit organizations by offering access and resources to support their launch, success, and sustainability.

Collaborator

COLLABORATOR

Big or small, we work with local and national organizations with shared values to push forward the work of racial justice individually, organizationally, and systemically.

Educator

EDUCATOR

As an educational institution, we seek to develop innovative curricula that teach groups, non-profit leaders, organizations, and individuals how to be active agents of change.

Storyteller

STORYTELLER

Amplifying the voices and experiences of the marginalized is a priority in the work of justice. Therefore it is embedded in our work and present in every training, conversation, and workshop. Storytelling is our way.

Popular Programs Title

Programs & Resources

Standing Our Ground: When Is Violence on the Side of the Oppressed Justified?

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

Standing Our Ground: When Is Violence on the Side of the Oppressed Justified?

a panel discussion with JACKIE SIMS, Executive Director, People’s Alliance for Transit, Housing and Employment (PATHE); DR. SEKOU E. FRANKLIN , Associate Professor of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University; DENZEL CALDWELL, Sergeant at Arms of Middle TN Black Gun Club; TANEA MCCLEAN, President of Middle TN Black Gun Club & Founder / Instructor of Surreal Self-Defense;and TYLER PRIDGEN, Chief of Staff of Fred Hampton Black Gun Club TN Chapter.

Standing Our Ground: When Is Violence on the Side of the Oppressed Justified?

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

Hidden Histories: Faith and Black Lesbian Leadership
Book Signing and Conversation

In Hidden Histories, Monique Moultrie collects oral histories of Black lesbian religious leaders in the United States to show how their authenticity, social justice awareness, spirituality, and collaborative leadership make them models of womanist ethical leadership. By examining their life histories, Moultrie frames queer storytelling as an ethical act of resistance to the racism, sexism, and heterosexism these women experience. She outlines these women’s collaborative, intergenerational, and leadership styles, and their concerns for the greater good and holistic well-being of humanity and the earth. She also demonstrates how their ethos of social justice activism extends beyond LGBTQ and racialized communities and provides other models of religious and community leadership. Addressing the invisibility of Black lesbian religious leaders in scholarship and public discourse, Moultrie revises modern understandings of how race, gender, and sexual identities interact with religious practice and organization in the twenty-first century.

Standing Our Ground: When Is Violence on the Side of the Oppressed Justified?

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison

a screening and Q&A hosted by Scarritt Bennett’s Racial Justice Ministries in partnership with No Exceptions Prison Collection on “Angola Do You Hear Us?” a MTV documentary film available on Paramount+.

Research Matters: Why Is Research Important?

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

Research Matters: "Why Is Research Important?"

a panel discussion with Meharry Community Engagement Core

Vaccines, Medicine, and Trust

Vaccines, Medicine, and Trust with Dr. James E. K. Hildreth

Vaccines, Medicine & Trust: Moving Past the Confusion

featuring Dr. James E. K. Hildreth, President of Meharry Medical College

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

An Evening with Henry L. Jones

acclaimed artist, poet laureate, and author sits down with Executive Director, Rev. Sondrea Tolbert, to talk about art and the creative prorcess

White Co-Conspirators

White Co-Conspirators: The Conversation White People Need to Have with White People (2-Part Series)

White Co-Conspirators: The Conversation White People Need to Have with White People

a 2-part series

Black Woman's Struggle

The Black Woman's Struggle: The Intersection of Racism and Sexism

The Black Woman's Struggle:
The Intersection of Racism and Sexism

let's talk about "intersectionality"

Beocming Brave

Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now by Brenda Salter McNeil

Becoming Brave:
Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now

an interview with Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

Black Boys Speak

Black Boys Speak: What Does it Mean to be a Black Man in America?

Black Boys Speak:
What Does it Mean to be a Black Man in America?

in partnership with My Brothers Keeper Nashville

Loves Regardless (2)

Emotional Justice: An Intimate Conversation with Esther Armah

Loves Regardless: Forty Devotions Inspired
by Womanist Thought and Theology

an interview with Rev. Donna Owusu-Ansah

Emotional Justice

Emotional Justice: An Intimate Conversation with Esther Armah

Emotional Justice: An Intimate Conversation
with Esther Armah

in partnership with the Armah Institute of Emotional Justice (AIEJ)

Living in the Pandemic

Living in the Pandemic: How COVID-19 is Affecting Black and Brown Communities

Living in the Pandemic:
How COVID-19 is Affecting BIPOC Communities

in partnership with Gathering: A Womanist Church, Meharry Medical College, Movement in Faith, and NAACP – Nashville Branch

Vahisha Hasan

Resipiscence by Rev. Vahisha Hasan

Resipiscence 2020:
A Lenten Devo for Dismantling White Supremacy

an interview with Rev. Vahisha Hasan

Asserting Agency

Asserting Agency: An Empowering Conversation with Lorraine M. Lopez

Asserting Agency: An Empowering Conversation
with Lorraine M. Lopez

featuring Dr. Amy Wright as interviewer

Sandhya Jha

Pre-Post-Racial America by Sandhya Jha

Pre-Post-Racial America:
Spiritual Stories from the Front Lines

an interview with Rev. Sandhya Jha

Slide

Page Footer

Contact the RJM Team