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Joy in a Climate of Injustice
What is joy in a climate of injustice? How should we think about Kamala Harris’s politics of joy? First, it is a radical contrast from...

Marvin T. Brown
Oct 2, 2024


The Taking of America
Is the United States in or of America? Maybe a strange question, but perhaps one that can shed some light on our climate of injustice...

Marvin T. Brown
Apr 23, 2024


The Civic and The Christian Imagination
Some may imagine the civic as a space for doing good, which is fine if it doesn’t deny social estrangements. Once we include social...

Marvin T. Brown
May 8, 2023


The White Dream of Safety
Like everyone else, white people dream of safety. The desire for safety, in fact, may be as strong if not stronger than other primal...

Marvin T. Brown
Jul 26, 2022


Writing While White
It’s true that my book, A Climate of Justice, was written by a white man. Is that significant? Some white men, of course, might not see...

Marvin T. Brown
Jan 18, 2022


Dealing with White Distortion
As a white male person, I continue to deal with the issue of white distortion. Distortion is not that uncommon. Sometimes it’s comical,...

Marvin T. Brown
Dec 21, 2021


Critical White Theory
Just as critical race theory tries to explain the role of race in American history, critical white theory would look at the role of white....

Marvin T. Brown
Sep 29, 2021


Critical Race Theory and Coherence
The challenge of Critical Race Theory is not so much about canceling culture but rather about deciding what we should emphasize in...

Marvin T. Brown
Jul 27, 2021


The Abolition of the Master Class
Juneteenth is now a national holiday: a day to celebrate the freeing of enslaved Africans. What has not been announced is what this means...

Marvin T. Brown
Jun 18, 2021


The White Storm
Some of us thought that President Biden’s victory would take the wind out of the White Storm, but that became wishful thinking after the...

Marvin T. Brown
May 25, 2021


71 Million and National Unity
We elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. That’s majority rule! Yet, seventy-one millions of us voted for a racist predator who has...

Marvin T. Brown
Nov 17, 2020


Should we stop using the “P” word?
We know the “N” word is out-of-bounds in most conversations, what about the “P” word? As you may have read, the voters of Rhode Island...

Marvin T. Brown
Nov 1, 2020


White Men of Nebraska
So, what are white men good for? They seem to be good for Trump. According to recent pieces by Michael Sokolove (10/25) and Charles M....

Marvin T. Brown
Oct 27, 2020


The Problem with Fallen Angels
If you are a true believer, or maybe even a person with a lively imagination, it’s not that hard to think that the fires, floods, and...

Marvin T. Brown
Sep 22, 2020


Education for White People
education for white people

Marvin T. Brown
Jun 9, 2020


Trump’s America
True, the deaths of over 100,000 persons offers us a good picture of Trump’s America, especially when we know that thousands could have...

Marvin T. Brown
Jun 1, 2020
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