Darren Sands
@darrensands
I cover the Black Church + race & 🗳️ for @AP. Writing a 📖 on Coretta King’s work to transform 🇺🇸 into the world’s first nonviolent society: [email protected].
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http://darrenlamontsands.com 09-01-2009 18:40:36
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'By Tuesday afternoon, some Morehouse alumni were circulating an online letter that condemns the administration’s invitation to Biden and seeking signatures to pressure Morehouse President David Thomas to rescind it.' w/ Bill Barrow Darren Sands apnews.com/article/biden-…
Here’s Luis Andres Henao’s really nice profile on Lama Rod Owens, who is in my estimation, one of the most fascinating spiritual figures in the United States. His guided meditations on tending to grief and radical self-care on Calm are also dope. apnews.com/article/506b1e…
For some Black women in L.A., the cowboy hat + boots isn't a costume, it's a lifestyle.
I interviewed some Black cowgirls about how they are staking their claim in a white male-dominated industry. They say Beyoncé's #CowboyCarter album came just in time. laist.com/news/they-trie…
Top stories on our site this week included:
-Bob Smietana on the popularity of St. Mattress/Bedside Baptist
-Darren Sands on Black churches amid COVID-19 attendance declines
-Aleja Hertzler-McCain on global Christian leaders calling for a Gaza cease-fire
(5/x) publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/word-and-way…
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill? (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/02881a…
What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide? (By Luis Andres Henao of The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/4c22eb…