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On February 11th, 2021, Dean Douglas as she spoke with Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, President and CEO of the Children's Defense Funds. This interview examined how the Covid-19 pandemic has made the many challenges facing young people - from health to housing to food security - all the more daunting.   Please join us for the new EDS at Union's Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Do...

Please join us for the new EDS at Union's Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas. In this upcoming series of interviews, Dean Douglas will explore the racialized inequities intrinsic to our nation and our collective responsibility to create a more just future. On Monday, February 15 at 1:15 pm, Dean Douglas as she spoke with Stacey L. Holman of Black Butterfly Productions...

On Thursday, January 28 at 4:30 pm, Dean Douglas spoke with Sheena Wright, President and CEO of the United Way of New York City. They discussed The United Way's work to create long-term solutions that break the cycle of poverty and keep people on the path of self-sufficiency for generations to come. They also talked about Choose Healthy Life ( https://www.choosehealthylife.org/ ), an initiative of...

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Ari Berman, author of the award-winning book Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. They reflect on any issues of voter suppression and access to the ballot experienced during the November 3rd election.

For this Just Conversation, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Zephyr Teachout. Zephyr Teachout is an author, former political candidate, and associate professor of law at Fordham University. This fall, Teachout enrolled at Union int he Master of Divinity program. In this Just Conversation, they discuss the state of our democracy and some of the constitutional challenges that lie ahead. They als...

For this Just Conversation, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will be speaking with Dr. Ben Chavis Jr. Dr. Chavis is a Union alum and the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a trade association of the more than 200 African American-owned community newspapers from around the United States. In this Just Conversation, Dean Douglas explores the realities of racialized inequities...

This episode was arranged to hold space for the community to process the election results, and to share directly from the administration where they see Union’s place in the world following the election. President Jones was joined by Executive Vice President Fred Davie, Dean Pamela Cooper-White, and EDS at Union Dean Kelly Brown Douglas.

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Union's Vice President of Communications & Marketing Robin Reese, about the award-winning film Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote. Suppressed 2020 is a short, powerful documentary that investigates voter suppression in the 2018 mid-term elections. By revealing deeply personal accounts from voters of color from across the state of Georgia, they discover delibera...

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rev. Gregory Lewis, Founder and President of Souls to the Polls and Pastors United. They discuss his experience fighting Covid-19, Black Lives Matter, and faith leaders’ role in getting out the vote.

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. They explore voter suppression and the dangerous role of white supremacy and white nationalism in this election.

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with The Rev. Traci Blackmon. Rev. Blackmon is the Associate General Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. They discuss voter suppression issues in the upcoming election and faith leaders' role to inform their comm...

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas was joined by Ari Berman for a lecture and conversation on Wednesday, October 14th. They discussed his book Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

This conversation took place on Thursday, September 3, 2020 when Dean Douglas will spoke with Robert P. Jones, CEO and Founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PPRI).   Mr. Jones and Dean Douglas discussed PRRI’s public opinion research which illuminates America’s changing cultural, religious, and political landscape, and this conversation helps us better understand the important cultura...

Mr. Robinson and Color Of Change develop innovative strategies to bring about system change in the industries that affect Black people’s lives. Dean Douglas will discuss Mr. Robinson’s leadership and the more than 7 million Color Of Change members who are building power for Black communities. The Just Vote is a series of Facebook Live conversations that will explore the issues of justice that hang...

In this Theology in the Public Square interview, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will speak with The Rev. Canon Dr. Vicentia Kgabe, rector of College of Transfiguration in Grahamstown, South Africa. Born in Soweto, Dr Kgabe attended schools in Soweto and trained at the College of the Transfiguration. She continued her theological education at the University of Pretoria, where she obtained a Ph. D. in Pra...

Michael Bennett is an NFL Football player, the author of "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable", and co-host of the podcast Mouthpeace with Michael Bennett & Pele Bennett. This conversation took place on July 16, 2020.

EDs and the The Church of the Heavenly Rest cooperate a Racial Justice Pilrgimage on a semi-regular basis. Our guest is an activist by the name of Jonanne Bland. This episode was taken from the virtual Pilgrimage in June 2020.

Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the President of Union Theological Seminary and Johnston Family Professor for Religion & Democracy. Dr. Angela D. Sims is the President of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. The Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes is Dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School.  

Michelle Alexander is the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, is an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, and Visiting Professor of Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary.   Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stre...

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas hosts a Facebook Live conversation with Bishop Mariann Budde. They explore what it means to be Church during the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests. They also talk about being a parent during these times.     Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Downl...

Facebook Live conversation between Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and Bishop David Bailey & Cornelia Eaton on Navajo Nation During COVID-19. Bishop David Bailey & Cornelia Eaton both serve in the Episcopal Church in Navajoland. Watch many conversations by visiting the EDS at Union Facebook page.   Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3 Creat...

Join EDS at Union on Tuesday, May 12th at 2:15 PM ET for a Facebook Live conversation between Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and Karenna Gore on COVID 19 and the Environment. Karenna Gore is the founder and director of the Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) at Union Theological Seminary. The Center for Earth Ethics bridges the worlds of religion, academia, policy and culture to discern and pursue the changes...

Join EDS at Union on Thursday, May 7th at 3:15 PM ET for a Facebook Live conversation between Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and Jack Jenkins on COVID 19 and the Religious Left. Jack Jenkins is a national reporter for the Religion News Service, covering religion and politics, and is the author of the recent book, American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for th...

Join EDS at Union on Wednesday, May 6th at 2:15 PM ET for a Facebook Live conversation between Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and Saru Jayaraman on COVID 19 and a Living Wage. Saru Jayaraman is the President of One Fair Wage and Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United).

On Friday, 4/24 at 2:15 PM ET, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will speak with David Giffen about COVID-19's impact on NYC's homeless population. David Giffen is the Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless.