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Welcome to Hagar’s Porch ~ a gathering place where faith and public life meet. Reflections on scripture, justice, democracy, and the ongoing journey from freedom toward true liberation with Rev. Traci Blackmon. Pull up a chair and let’s talk.
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Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing (opens the original)
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THEY TRIED TO WRITE US OUT (opens the original)
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The Architecture of Disrespect (opens the original)
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Trust the Process. Trust the People. (opens the original)
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There is a pattern in history that repeats itself with remarkable consistency.Before governments change laws, someone changes the story.Before rights are restricted, someone convinces us they are dangerous.Before institutions are dismantled, someone persuades us they cannot be trusted.The narrative always arrives first.The policy merely follows.We are living through one of those moments now.For months, Americans have been told that our elections cannot be trusted. That fraud lurks around every c
The Weight of Whiteness (opens the original)
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I have spent most of my life standing at an intersection that many Americans insist does not exist.I grew up in working-class Birmingham, but from the fourth grade through college I was educated inside some of the most exclusive schools in the South and, from fourth grade until college, I was the only Black student in all of my classes. Every weekday I crossed an invisible border. At home, I learned confidence and resilience. At school, I learned how power speaks when it believes no one outside
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