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The Prophetic Resistance Podcast

Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast travels the country to talk to our beloved community of freedom-fighters, justice-seekers and faith leaders. We are asking how - in this moment - leaders of faith and moral courage can cultivate prophetic resistance rooted in revolutionary love.

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Episode 39: Rev. Alvin Herring

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06/06/20 • 83 min

In this extended episode, we sit down with Rev. Alvin Herring, who is the executive director of Faith in Action. This conversation was recorded just days after the police-killing of George Floyd, just as our beloved kinfolk were beginning to organize uprisings across the country and around the globe. You may feel the weight of the moment in our voices. You may also feel the beauty of a poetic faith.

This contemplative conversation explores how and why Alvin, as a young person, fell in love with organizing; how the Ferguson Uprising changed him and his faith, and how - in moments like these - art and poetry can help us to face trauma and the feelings of loss and disappointment.

Show Notes: Visit livefreeusa.org to learn more about our LIVE FREE Humanitarian campaign Masks for The People. The campaign is ensuring that the most vulnerable in our communities of color have access to masks.

Visit bit.ly/equityforallforum to register for the Equity Forum. On Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, nine leading national racial equity organizations will come together to demand that our elected officials prioritize racial equity in the HEROES Act and immediately pass federal police brutality legislation. These organizations include Faith in Action, NAACP, The National Urban League, Demos, UnidosUS, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), Race Forward, Advancement Project National Office and the National Congress of American Indians. RSVP at bit.ly/equityforallforum and join the conversation with #EquityForAll.

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06/06/20 • 83 min

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05/21/20 • 40 min

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted our lives, amplified the disparities in our communities, and pushed folks who were already on the margins, closer to the edge. This crisis may have shifted how we organize, but it didn’t change who we are fighting for. We now organize to protect immigrants and communities of color online, using more technology than ever before. One way to get through times like this is by anchoring ourselves in the stories and witness those who came before us and leaning into their love and wisdom. In February, Phyllis Hill, Faith in Action director of organizing and Rev. Deth Im, Faith in Action director of training reminded us of that when they opened our first national Faith Forum by calling in their ancestors and inviting those of us in the room to do the same. The audio in this episode was recorded over a span of nearly three months and in three settings: before the pandemic on a hotel stage in Las Vegas, just before shelter in place orders at a street market east of downtown Atlanta, and amid the lockdown in Kansas City, MO (but on Zoom). You will hear excerpts from the opening ceremony of the Faith Forum as well as follow up interviews with Phyllis and Deth. We spoke with them about the ancestors whose wisdom shows up in their organizing work, and about solidarity in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Show notes: Visit www.faithinaction.org to learn more about Faith in Action.

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05/21/20 • 40 min

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05/07/20 • 39 min

Catalina Morales Bahena, Nicole Barnes and Koach Baruch Frazier are theologians in training and innovative community organizers of color, who are deeply rooted in the communities they serve. At the 2020 Faith Forum in February, they shared the stage with Megan Black clergy organizer for Faith in Action.

With the upcoming election in view, Catalina, Nicole and Koach offer wisdom drawn from their respective Catholic, Baptist and Jewish traditions, as well as their lived experiences as faith organizers. In this engaging panel discussion, they teach us to trust our instincts, to value human connections and to remember that freedom does not require assimilation.

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05/07/20 • 39 min

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Episode 36: Rev. Billy Michael Honor

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04/16/20 • 48 min

Rev. Billy Michael Honor is the director of faith organizing for Faith in Action’s partner in the state of Georgia, the New Georgia Project. In this episode, we spoke with Rev. Honor at his office in Atlanta. We recorded in March 2020, before the global call to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus pandemic required us to suspend travel and practice physical distancing.

Rev. Honor is a public scholar, faith leader, and civic organizer whose progressive and compelling insights have made him a sought-after preacher, lecturer, and social commentator. In this conversation, we talked about building a digital faith community, respectability politics, cultural imperialism and the ideology behind his upcoming book, The Miseducation of the Church Negro. Show notes: Learn more about Rev. Honor's work with the New Georgia Project here.

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04/16/20 • 48 min

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04/06/20 • 34 min

*A Production Note: The sound varies throughout the recording. Listeners may need to adjust their volume. In this episode, we talk with three powerful faith leaders about the stories, traditions, and practices that they turn to in times of crisis. We recorded the panel in February 2020, before the Coronavirus pandemic forced all of us to redesign the ways that we worship, organize and interact with one another. But this conversation with Imam Asad Zaman, Rev. Billy Michael Honor, and Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones still sparks our imagination about faith that can live outside our gurdwaras, mosques, synagogues, and houses of worship and reminds us that by engaging the best of our traditions, we can build true human solidarity together.

Show Notes: Visit isaiahmn.org to learn more about Isaiah, a federation of Faith in Action. Visit newgeorgiaproject.org to learn more about The New Georgia Project, a partner of Faith in Action. Visit pactsj.org to learn more about PACT, a federation of Faith in Action.

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04/06/20 • 34 min

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This special episode breaks from our interview format. Listeners will hear directly from our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews as he shares how the virus is impacting our movement kindred, how Faith in Action is called to respond and what listeners can expect from the Prophetic Resistance podcast in the coming weeks.

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04/01/20 • 11 min

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Episode 33: Season 3 - Sarah Jawaid

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11/13/19 • 30 min

We traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Sarah Jawaid, a veteran community organizer who currently serves as the Director of Special Projects with LA Voice - a member of Faith in Action. She is also a driving force behind the Muslim Power Building Project which aims to train Muslim community organizers across the country. This episode was recorded during one of the project's cohort gatherings. Throughout this episode, we will also hear the voices of Rashida James Satya, Ayan Jama, Maheen Ahmed and Abdul-Basit Haqq who are all graduates of the project - and returned as trainers and facilitators to coach another generation of Muslim organizers. They will share insights on what the cohort has meant to them and what they’ve learned through the Muslim Power Building Project. Show Notes: Learn more about the Muslim Power Building Project, https://faithinaction.org/news/a-muslim-power-building-project-that-strengthen-ties-across-faith-and-secular-communities/

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11/13/19 • 30 min

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Episode 32: Season 3 - Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

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08/09/19 • 49 min

Today - five years after the killing of Michael Brown Jr - we are re-releasing our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould of Missouri Faith Voices, an affiliate of Faith in Action. She was one of the first pastors to issue a clarion call to clergy and faith leaders to go to Ferguson, Missouri. This episode was part of our beta launch into this conversation about prophetic resistance. It was recorded in the fall of 2016, just two years after the Ferguson Uprising. The conversation with Dr. Gould was contexted by our struggle to change the way that Black people experienced life in communities like Ferguson. And it was contexted by the then-upcoming 2016 presidential election. We are still struggling with the consequences of that election, particularly the racist policies and rhetoric of this administration. And as Faith in Action, along with many justice organizations, prepares for another electoral and census season, we invite you to listen to this episode and remember Michael Brown, Jr and the power of a movement born out of tragedy.

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08/09/19 • 49 min

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Episode 31: Season 3 - Reverend Traci Blackmon

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07/10/19 • 40 min

Our guest is the Reverend Traci Blackmon. She is the Executive Minister of Justice & Witness Ministries for The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO, which borders the city of Ferguson. In this episode, we examine and reflect on the theme that has shaped this podcast - Prophetic Resistance. This is fitting as Pastor Traci was a central figure in the Ferguson Uprising - the movement moment that gave birth to this podcast project. In this unfiltered conversation, Traci speaks her truth about confronting Empire within ourselves, how standing in one’s truth is an act of resistance and how to make space for grace. This is the fourth and final installment in a series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference. This annual justice conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project and draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing. Thanks again, to Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church.

Show Notes: Listen to Pastor Traci’s full speech from the Revolutionary Love Conference: https://youtu.be/GWs0tJj3HdM

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07/10/19 • 40 min

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Episode 40: See No Stranger with Valarie Kaur

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06/17/20 • 87 min

Valarie Kaur returns to the Prophetic Resistance podcast to talk about her new book See No Stranger, which dropped June 16. This extended conversation covers storytelling as an act of survival, how anti-Black racism contributes to racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and our thoughts on the wave of ancestral solidarity that has emerged out of the double crisis of COVID-19 and the police-killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Valarie is a seasoned civil rights activist, lawyer, filmmaker, and innovator. Inspired by her Sikh faith, she founded and leads the Revolutionary Love Project to reclaim love as a force for justice in the United States. Show Notes: Visit www.seenostranger.com to learn more about Valarie’s new book.

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06/17/20 • 87 min

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How many episodes does The Prophetic Resistance Podcast have?

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

What topics does The Prophetic Resistance Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Immigration, Society & Culture, Faith, Love, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Religion and Diversity.

What is the most popular episode on The Prophetic Resistance Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 39: Rev. Alvin Herring' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Prophetic Resistance Podcast?

The average episode length on The Prophetic Resistance Podcast is 43 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Prophetic Resistance Podcast released?

Episodes of The Prophetic Resistance Podcast are typically released every 15 days, 18 hours.

When was the first episode of The Prophetic Resistance Podcast?

The first episode of The Prophetic Resistance Podcast was released on Mar 19, 2017.

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