The concerns of urban communities that dominate headlines created an opportunity for Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary alumni to offer faith-based solutions through the organization, Clergy for Safe Cities (CSC). Gun violence is a […]
Countless books on Black life in America fill libraries, online and brick and mortar stores. The following are recently published books recommended by Nyack’s Center for Racial Reconciliation (CRR). Established to be serve as an […]
On Thursday, February 25 at 5:00 PM, the campus community and friends will gather virtually for chapel. The guest speaker will be Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS) Associate Professor of Old Testament, Dr. Cleotha Robertson, who […]
My Mother’s Child by Professor Beverley Locke I am my mother’s child: Head erect through the difficult times; so much so no one knows the season Nor toil. I am my mother’s child: Hands outstretched […]
I… Can’t… Breathe… by Kelvin Walker I… Can’t… Breathe… It’s a simple phrase It’s just three words Yet, the power of them Said over and over again Should have been enough To alert those Who […]
Is This You? by Tamar Emanuel Is This You? Part I: Your disguise is in tear-filled eyes Covered in ashes and bruises As walls crash inward as a sign of ruins My shouts are muted […]
Why Not Me? by Ruth H Baisden Crutch “Why you?”, she asked “Why not me?” I replied. Why not me to carry a cross that no one should have to and too many bear? Why […]
A New Song for a New Season by Emmanuel Jean-Pierre I don’t even know what day it is I only know what they say it is As I sit here watching the whole world stop […]
A key element of spoken word is delivery or performance of the piece, unlike the poetry for the printed page. See Pattie Jean-Francois’s performance of her spoken word here. Emancipation Proclamation by Pattie Jean-Francois I […]
Amanda Gorman. Hers is a name that will not soon be forgotten. A young African-American, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, she caused quite a stir at the Inauguration Day ceremony for 46th U.S. President […]
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