Truth's Table

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table! Ekemini interviews Christina about her chapter, “Disciplining the Church” in our book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. They talk about what it means to hold the church accountable from the bottom up and they break down church discipline. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Purchase our ne...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table! Ekemini interviews Christina about her chapter, “I's Married Now! Christian Marriage For Grown Black Women,” in our book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. Christina talks about why she decided to write about Black marriage via her marriage and what it means for a Black man and a Black woman to love each...

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are at the table! Ekemini and Christina interview Michelle about her chapter, “Divorce: From Chaos to Care” in our book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. Michelle shares why she decided to write this deeply personal chapter eventhough she had never spoken publicly about it on Truth’s Table. She talks about how muc...

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are at the table! Michelle and Christina interview Ekemini about her chapter, “Hidden in Plain Sight: A Single Black Woman’s Manifesto” in our book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. Ekemini shares what it took for her to write this chapter, how much she decided to share, and why she felt it was important to write...

In this episode Ekemini and Michelle interview Christina about her chapter on forgiveness in our book, Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. Christina discusses her motivation for writing about forgiveness and the process of writing about such difficult subject. Buy our book, pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Purchase our new book! Truth’s Table: B...

In this episode, Michelle sits down at the table to talk to Ekemini about her book chapter, Decolonized Discipleship in our book, “Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation.” Why did she choose to write this chapter? Are decolonization and deconstruction the same thing? And many more questions. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table. Purchase our new book! Truth’s Ta...

This is a special episode, as you will hear Michelle share her thoughts about her book chapter, Protest as Spiritual Practice in a monologue. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table. Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation will be in stores on April 26, 2022, so preorder your copy today: https://bookshop.org/books/truth-s-table-black-women-s-musings-on-life-love-and...

In this episode, Michelle and Christina are interviewing Ekemini about her book chapter on colorism in Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. They ask her about the process of writing it, what were the challenges, and why this subject and more. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table. Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation will be in st...

We are pausing our State of The Black Church series because we wrote a book, y’all! For years, we have introduced y’all to new authors during our “Behind The Book” episodes and now we are introducing our “Behind Our Book” series where we will discuss the making of Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation. Join us at the table as we discuss what it took for us to write thi...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Dr. Thema Bryant and Dr. Anita Phillips to talk about church hurt and spiritual abuse. Are church hurt and spiritual abuse the same? How can we rightly identify spiritual abuse? How do we recognized if we are the abusers? How do we heal from church hurt? All of thse questions and more are on the table. Our guests, Dr. Thema Bryant and Dr. Anita...

In this episode Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Dr. Teresa Hairston, Chris House, Dr. Emmett G. Price III, and Dr. Judith McAllister to talk about worship in the Black church. What is worship? How has gospel music changed in the Black church? This episode jam-packed with expertise, wisdom, and truth from these powerful women and men of God who have and are making significant co...

Full episode now available. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table talking to Dr. Korie Little Edwards about the Black Church’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement and what the data says about the church’s mobilization. Dr. Bri Parker comes to the table to talk about real life examples to discuss the practical application of her research to the life and health of the local...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Dr. David Daniels and Dr. Vince Bantu to discuss the history of Christianity in Africa and its spread to America during chattel slavery. Get ready to unlearn and relearn this history and prepare for the of longheld myths to be busted. You’ll want to take notes during this episode because they take us to school! Pull up a chair and have a seat at...

We are back for our sixth season! God is good and we are glad to be back at the table. We are kicking off this season with a series on The State of the Black Church. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina talk about their own connection to the Black church and thye give an overview of what to expect for the rest of this series and unique season of Truth’s Table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at...

Want to experience the entire Bible in just fifteen minutes a day for one year? Listen in as Truth's Table co-hosts Christina Edmondson and Ekemini Uwan narrate Scripture and offer thoughtful prayers in this daily Bible reading podcast. Learn more and subscribe to "Get In The Word with Truths Table" at https://www.ivpress.com/get-in-the-word-with-truth-s-table-podcast Advertising Inqui...

Can y’all believe that we have come to the end of Truth’s Table Season Five? Join Ekemini and Christina at the table as they discuss their reflections on the “We Gon’ Learn Today” series. They talk about some of their favorite interviews, episodes, what they learned this season, and what to expect during Truth’s Table Season Six. Support Truth’s Table: Truth’s Table’s Book is launching into the wo...

In this final BlackGirlMagic episode of Truth’s Table season five, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Danielle Coke. Danielle Coke is a designer turned illustrator, social justice advocate, and entrepreneur. She seeks to encourage faith, inspire justice, and guide you through loving your neighbor well. Her illustrations aim to make complex issues more digestible and help others fi...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Jarvis R. Givens to learn about his book, Fugitive Pedagogy:Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching. What is fugitive pedagogy? Why does it matter? How is it still in operation today? Dr. Givens takes us to school, y’all! So pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Jarvis R. Givens, a native of Compton, Calif...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Andraéa LaVant to discuss disability in the church and the ways that the church can learn and support their disabled siblings. Andraéa LaVant is a nationally and internationally sought-after disability inclusion expert. She is widely recognized for spearheading a global disability justice movement as impact producer for Netflix’s...

In this episode, our We Gon’ Learn Today series continues as Ekemini and Christina sit down with Dr. Cheryl A. Fields-Smith to learn about Black Homeschooling. Why does it exist? How did it come to be? And the ways that our beautiful Black children benefit from the Black homeschooling environment. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith is an Associate Profess...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with Michelle Rice, President of TVONE who is our final Black Woman Rising episode of the season! Michelle Rice, a 16-year veteran of TV One and CLEO TV, was recently named President. In this role, Rice is responsible for leading all business, operational and creative aspects of the network. Prior to her promotion, Rice...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini interviews the BLERDs of the table, Michelle and Christina about all things Wandavision. They provide their analysis of this popular Marvel television series. Fellow Black nerds of the table, gather round because this episode is for you. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! IVP Learning to Be Discount for Truth’s Table Listeners: Truth’s T...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table with the hosts of Black to The Beginning podcast, Dr. Samantha Coleman and Sandria Washington. Friends Dr. Samantha Coleman and Sandria Washington both discovered as adults they were adopted. Each quickly learned that Black adoption is common, but taboo to speak about in private or publicly. The voices of Black adoptees - especially thos...

In this episode, Michelle and Christina are sitting at the table with Phil Allen Jr. to talk about his documentary film, “Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption. Phil Allen, Jr. is a Ph. D. candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary where he is a Pannell Center for Black Church Studies Fellow. As an emerging ethicist and theologian his research integrates Black Church theolog...

In this episode, Michelle and Ekemini are sitting at the table with Jay Ell Alexander who is Truth’s Table’s August BlackGirlMagic guest! Jay Ell has established herself as a communications professional with a true commitment to community engagement through her passion for health and fitness over the last 11 years. She is the owner of The Vaughn Strategy, a public relations consulting business, an...