“If black theology is going to speak to the condition of black persons, it cannot ignore the history of white inhumanity committed against them. But black history is more than what whites did to blacks. More importantly black history is black persons saying no to every act of white brutality. Contrary to what whites say in their history books, blac

“Is The Nap Ministry just for Black people?” The question itself stems from a white supremacist mindset that refuses to accept this truth: Black liberation is a balm for all humanity and this message is for all those suffering from the ways of white supremacy and capitalism. Everyone on the planet, including the planet itself, is indeed suffering f

When I was growing up, I was forced to play my role in an unrealistic standard of perfection at school, work, and church. This “do more” belief was passed on to me and my siblings by my parents and every adult in our lives, including our teachers. I remember being in elementary school doing homework and my father lovingly telling me that I had to a

Understand exhaustion is not productive. You are not resting to gain energy to be more productive and to do more.

There are more than two options. The possibilities are infinite, although living under a capitalist system is to be confronted with a model of scarcity. This space makes you falsely believe there is not enough of everything: not enough money, not enough care, not enough love, not enough attention, not enough peace, not enough connection, not enough

Womanist theologian Emilie Townes beautifully shares the fullness of liberation as a process. In her article “Ethics as an Art of Doing the Work Our Souls Must Have” that appears in the anthology Womanist Theological Ethics: A Reader, she speaks about how distinct liberation and freedom are: “An important distinction must be made: liberation and fr

Slowly accept you have been brainwashed. Your socialization in a capitalist culture makes this true. Begin to deprogram by accepting this truth.

Resistance in our Rest Is Resistance framework means we rest no matter what the systems say. We reimagine rest for ourselves. We craft spaces of physical, spiritual, and psychological rest to disrupt and push back against white supremacy and capitalism. It is a lifelong deprogramming.

The developers and designers of our current platforms are not leaders of a billion-dollar industry simply so we can all stay connected to our family, friends, and communities. It is used for this successfully by many, but please remember it is not the goal for capitalists. The goal is to keep you scrolling long enough that you become a consumer. Th