The Truth Is...
Lisa Sharon Harper, Fr. Joash P. Thomas, Freedom Road, Kristin T. Lee, Kelly Edmiston, Latasha Morrison, Tad Stoermer, LaTosha Brown, Sullydawg, Munther Isaac, Reverend Erich Kussman, Revd René AugustThe truth about race, faith, politics and culture. The things that matter—and some that don’t.
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President/Founder of FreedomRoad.us, writer, podcaster, public theologian, author of Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World—And How To Repair It All
Priest to the misfits. #1 Bestselling Liberation Theologian. Decolonial Theology Prof at St. Stephen’s University. Writing & speaking on Decolonial Missiology and Precolonial Eastern + Celtic Christianities. Author of The Justice of Jesus.
We are working to shrink the narrative gap by identifying core issues and building community capacity so they might work toward common solutions for a just world.
Author of We Mend with Gold: An Immigrant Daughter's Reckoning with American Christianity, out with Broadleaf Books in April 2026. Writer, reader, book reviewer on IG @ktlee.writes. Embracing imperfection, hope, justice, and joy.
Dr. Kelly Edmiston serves as the Lead Pastor at the Vineyard Church in Stafford, Texas. She enjoys suburban life with her husband Ben, and their three children.
NYT Bestselling Author of Be the Bridge. Speaker. ✝️ Teaching justice as a way of life. Resident Auntie. Founder & CEO of Be the Bridge,equipping people for racial healing and reconciliation.
Public Historian, NYT Bestselling Author | A RESISTANCE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (2026) and A PUBLIC HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (2027) | Johns Hopkins, UVA, Harvard
LaTosha Brown is a social justice activist, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, and founder of Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium. A Glamour Woman of the Year and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, she’s also a musician and playwright.
Visual explanations for real people. Cup pyramids, clean data, straight talk … Truth should be easy to see. Email: [email protected]
Pastor Erich is unapologetically Christian, sharing a message filled with hope, faith, and a deep commitment to revolutionary social justice. His words inspire others to believe in the power of radical love and grace.
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