by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
How does it feel to be a problem? W. E. B. DuBois posed this question in the essay “Our Spiritual Strivings” in The Souls of Black Folk. DuBois was referring to the ways in which African Americans were understood by white American society in the early twentieth...
by Monica A. Coleman | May 15, 2022 | Media
I was bopping around the internet when I found this moving review of Bipolar Faith by Neph Lesperance on Critical Reads Podcast. Neph is a social worker and student of religion and she asks some insightful questions of the text – with a couple reflections that...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 18, 2022 | Media
I enjoyed chatting with Life Coach Myrna Young of the Transform Your Mind podcast. We chatted about my book Bipolar Faith. Lively conversations including some of the unique challenges that Black women experience with mental health.
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 17, 2022 | Media
Honored to be quoted talking about Black religiosity in a recent Rolling Stone magazine article. Here’s a small excerpt: This might explain why Black Americans as a whole remain more religious than any other demographic in the United States, although younger...
by Monica A. Coleman | Apr 8, 2022 | Media
I had a great conversation with Dr. Barbara Holmes and Donny Bryant on “The Cosmic We” podcast of the Center for Action and Contemplation. We chatted about ancestors, change, liberation theology and hope. And so much more. Catch the conversation...
