Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as prophet for our time by Catherine Meeks and Nibs Stroupe (Church Publishing Inc., 2019)

Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as prophet for our time by Catherine Meeks and Nibs Stroupe (Church Publishing Inc., 2019)

Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as Prophet for Our Time By Catherine Meeks & Nibs Stroupe. Church Publishing, Inc. 2019. 160 pages. ISBN 978-1-64065-160-9. This book is a reflection on Wells’ life and witness and on the power of race in the lives of these two authors who grew up close together geographically but worlds apart socially. Out of these reflections, they make suggestions for engaging the continuing power of race in our lives and for finding ways to seek liberation from its power. From Nibs Stroupe's website.

Race as Demonic Possession by Nibs Stroupe, an excerpt from Chapter 4, and My Journey With Ida B. Wells by Catherine Meeks are available online from the October 2019 issue of Hospitality, a magazine of the Open Door Community [pdf]. 

Book Reviews, Arranged in Reverse Chronological Order, i.e. most recent first

Three Fearless and Bold Leaders - Passionate for Justice by Bettie Durrah and Shining the Light of Truth on the Reality of Racial Terror by Murphy Davis are available online from the October 2019 issue of Hospitality, a magazine of the Open Door Community [pdf].

Publishers Weekly. Reviewed June 2019.  https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-64065-160-9 [html]

News

Francisca Jones.  Arkansans' book tells of black activist/journalist. Oct. 12, 2019. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/oct/12/arkansans-book-tells-of-black-activist-/?features-religion

Racial Justice

Catherine Meeks