Invitation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging 20 Jan 2021 Nightmares Released, Dreams Held To live with consciousness is to always know ourselves poised between dreams and nightmares. In this reflection, Josina Guess joins one ancestor, Langston Hughes, and one future ancestor, her daughter,… Courtney Napier
Possibly: Freedom for A New Story, Reader, Structure Of Belonging 19 Jan 2021 Steve McQueen’s Ethos of Generosity Steve McQueen says that he makes films about rituals. The rituals are ones of everyday people, doing the things that comprise daily life. Through his eyes, daily life captures both… Courtney Napier
Poetry for Building Community, Reader, Structure Of Belonging 18 Jan 2021 Stalling ‘Til Another Sleep… “Were we ever one tribe?” the poet Jacob Melvin asks. This question of lament gets at the reckoning upon communities around the country right now. It calls for telling stories… Courtney Napier
Leaving Egypt and Pharaoh, Reader, Structure Of Belonging, Updates 14 Jan 2021 2021: Liturgy and Organize, Organize, Organize We ended the year 2020 at Common Good Collective with a highlight: a conversation with Walter Brueggemann that was deep and nourishing. Of course, turning a page in a calendar… Courtney Napier
Invitation, Poetry for Building Community, Structure Of Belonging 13 Jan 2021 “I Look at the World” At a crucial precipice, each generation must take up the question Langston Hughes asks in this short poem: can “our hands make the world that’s in our minds”? "I Awaken… Courtney Napier
