Truth's Table

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle & Christina are the table to answer the theological question: What is sin? We getting into the word of God, sistas! So grab your Bibles as we answer this question. The discussion is deep and rich so this will be a two-part episode. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Truth’s Table Discount on the Dwell Bible App: To get started with Dwell, g...

In this episode Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are at table discussing the movie, Judas and the Black Messiah. This is our first movie review of the season, so pull up a chair and join us at the table! Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Merchandise: https://teespring.com/shop/truthstable?pid=46&cid=2742 Truth’s Table...

In this episode, Ekemini and Michelle are sitting at the table with Jennifer Lucy Tyler. Jennifer Lucy Tyler is a Bible teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and growth coach. She is also the creator of two journals, Be Your Own Relationship Goals: Volume 1 and The Changemaker Guide to Studying the Bible. In 2016, she received a coaching certification through Lifeforming Leadership Institute and foc...

Our “We Gon’ Learn Today” series is back! Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Zakiya Naema Jackson to talk about educational inequity. Zakiya is the Vice President of Advocacy for the Expectations Project, where she oversees advocacy campaigns and executes learning experiences on education equity, emphasizing systemic policy changes. She also engages in strategic planning for faith...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Dr. Yolanda Pierce is sitting at the table with Christina and Ekemini for our first Behind The Book episode of the season to talk about her new book, “In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith and the Stories We Inherit.” Dr. Yolanda Pierce is Professor and Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity. She is a scholar of African American religious history...

Y’all asked, we answered! In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are talking about Oprah’s interview with Meghan & Harry. They give their analysis, opinions, and props to Oprah for her theatrical performances, too! Y’all don’t want to miss this episode cause we definitely serving tea. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.p...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Mayor Aja Brown joins Ekemini and Christina at the table. Mayor Aja Brown made history and quickly became a national trailblazer, elected at 31 as the youngest mayor to serve the City of Compton. She is an established leader, utilizing her expertise as an urban planner, economic developer and community servant. She quickly became known for her pragmatic 12-point V...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Yolanda Solomon to ask her what discipleship is, whether is matters or not in our walk with Christ. Yolanda Solomon is a proud Brooklyn native. After working in the television and film industry for over 10 years, Yolanda earned an M.A. in Urban Missions from Westminster Theological Seminary and then transitioned...

WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, Ekemini , Michelle, and Christina are at the table talking about the educational theme for season 5 of Truth’s Table. What you all can expect, why they chose this theme, what it will cover, and they share their hopes for the sistas at the table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable...

In this bonus episode of Truth's Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Lyn Sisson-Talbert, the producer of the hit Netflix movie, Jingle Jangle! Lyn Sisson-Talbert stands tall as one of the most accomplished female producers in Hollywood and the guiding force behind top grossing original projects for film, stage, and books. Sisson-Talbert is producing Netflix's first o...

In this final episode of Truth’s Table Season 4, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina reflect on this season of Truth’s Table in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss their favorite episodes, and some topics or interviews they wanted to cover but weren’t able to do. Thank you for taking a seat at the table with us this season. Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTa...

In this episode, Ekemini , Michelle, and Christina sit around the table and speak words of life, affirmation, encouragement and blessings over one another. Each of them share their dreams and prayers for each other. Make sure you have a box of tissues nearby because the flood of tears are bound to flow. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://w...

In this Truth’s Table classroom episode, Michelle delivers a devotional and sermonic reflection on Psalm 69 between "Say Their Name" elements of a 2018 worship gathering focused on justice, lament, protest and Black liberation struggle. People of faith are encouraged to recognize their own need for deliverance even as they work and freedom dream. Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina are joined at the table with LaTosha Brown and Fenika Miller from The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium and Black Voters Matter to talk about Black political power. LaTosha Brown is an award-winning visionary thought leader, institution builder, Cultural Activist and Artist, and Connector. She is a nationally recognized,...

In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina tackle some of the legitimate questions and objections people have to voting. Check your voter registration status here: https://iwillvote.com/ and then pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Listen to The Porter’s Gate Worship albums: Justice Songs & Lament Songs at https://www.theportersgate.com/ Support Truth’s Table: Patreon:...

Dr. Tiffany M. Gill is a professor, historian, and a nationally recognized researcher and scholar of African American History. She is the author of the award-winning book Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry and co-editor of To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism. A graduate of Georgetown and Rutgers Universities, Dr. Gill was n...

Truth’s Table For President inaugural episode of the season 4 finale series, “Truth’s Table For President: The Election Series.” This episode was recorded in the Before Times, back in February 2020 to be exact. At that time, the democractic field for nomination had a bevy of candidates to choose from. In light of the coronavirus pandemic and all that is happening in the world we still decided to r...

Following Truth’s Table’s recent episode on singleness, Dr. Christina is joined by her husband, Dr. Mika Edmondson for a discussion on marriage during the time of COVID-19. They will share their hopes and concerns for their marriage in the midst of heightened stress and talk about the power of empathy in communication. Finally, they discuss the ways the church can support and serve spouses for the...

In this episode, Christina interviews Michelle and Ekemini about all things dating. The rules, the method, patterns and themes they experience as single women. There is a lot of vulnerability in this episode so make sure you have your teacup ready when you come to the table. Ekemini’s article referenced in this episode: Singleness My Only Companion: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/januar...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil to discuss her new book, “Becoming Brave” and her own evolution from pushing for racial reconciliation to racial justice. Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is a dynamic speaker, teacher, author and reconciliation leader! She is a trailblazer, who is thoroughly loving and rigorously prophetic. Her mission is t...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Chrystal Evans Hurst to talk about her new book, The 28-Day Prayer Journey: A Daily Guide to Conversations with God. For anyone who longs for a consistent prayer life yet struggles with distractions, doubts, or knowing where to start, bestselling writer and beloved speaker Chrystal Evans Hurst offers a simple and...

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table with Lecrae to talk about his new book, I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith. Lecrae is a Two-time GRAMMY winning hip-hop artist and bestselling author. Lecrae has inspired millions with his redemptive and gut-honest art. But when his personal life spun into chaos, he was forced to face the buried impact of the unhealed wo...

It is time for another Truth’s Table classroom. This episode highlights a presentation that Christina gave on Polarization at the Just Gospel 2019 Conference in Atlanta. Christina makes a theological and psychological case for the dismantling of harmful and stagnating polarization in the Church in America. Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.payp...

The women are back at the table! In this episode, Ekemini, Michelle, and Christina reflect on the life and legacies of Civil Rights heroes, John Lewis, Emma Sanders, Rec. C.T. Vivian and others. The women discuss what it means to give people their roses while they yet live so they can enjoy the fragrance they give and the importance of being the roses for those who are still in the land of the liv...

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Leah Toussain. In 2010 Leah Toussaint, educator and speaker found herself longing for hope as she clutched a uniquely tiny, ornate urn of her stillborn son Kervens Solomon. Over the next four years, threemore exquisitely decorated urns were added seemingly robbing her of the love, hopes and dreams of a mother’s h...