Episode Description: Truth’s Table is at the midpoint of the season, so it’s time for a Mailbag Episode! Y’all have questions, and we’ve got answers! Ekemini and Christina sit down at the table to answer the questions submitted by you all. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table as Christina and Ekemini talk about how they consume the news, self-care, how to deal with toxic church dynamics, and more! If you’d like to submit a question for a future mailbag episode, please email your question...
Jul 19, 2025•53 min
Episode Description: Our Still Resisting series continues with a powerful conversation featuring Dr. Stacie NC Grant, International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. In this episode, Christina and Ekemini delve into the theme of “ Sisterhood as Resistance, ” a timely and vital topic as we navigate today’s uncertain world. Community, support, and sisterly love are critical survival strategies for us in these uncertain times. Dr. Grant shares her inspiring faith journey, what led ...
Jul 12, 2025•51 min
Sponsor(s): Episode Description: Truth’s Table’s “Still Resisting” series continues, and Ekemini and Christina have the distinct honor of sitting at the table with Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu. Rev. Tutu is an Episcopal Priest and the daughter of the Late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this episode, Rev. Naomi Tutu talks about growing up in apartheid South Africa: the lies about the humanity of South Africans, the limits put on them, the oppression they experienced. Christina and Ekemini have a rich di...
Jul 05, 2025•52 min
Episode Description: It’s time for another Behind The Book episode! Is the love of money really the root of racism? That’s what our guest, Malcolm Foley argues in his book, The Anti-Greed Gospel. Pull up a chair as Ekemini and Christina ask Malcolm to get to the root of the sin of racism. Learn more about our guest: Malcolm Foley (PhD, Baylor University) is a pastor, historian, and speaker who serves as special adviser to the president for equity and campus engagement at Baylor University. He ha...
Jun 28, 2025•45 min
Sponsor(s): Episode Description: Ekemini and Christina are taking a brief departure from the “Still Resting” series to talk about “The Makings of a Black Auntie” because becoming a Black Auntie is a sacred rite of passage in our community. Meet Christina and Ekemini as they cackle and unpack the levels of Black auntiehood, the fashion, posture, the joys, and fears of aging into Black auntiehood. We promise this episode will make you laugh and reflect on the importance of Black Aunties. Pull up a...
Jun 21, 2025•46 min
Sponsor(s): Patreon and TT Book Episode Description: We’re back with another installment of our “Still Resisting” series! This time, Ekemini and Christina sit down with Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown, who represents Ohio’s Eleventh Congressional District, for a timely and urgent conversation. We’re sounding the alarm on a so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that threatens to have a devastating impact, especially on the Black community. In its current form, this bill is far from beautiful. The no...
Jun 14, 2025•48 min
Sponsor(s): Patreon and TT Book Episode Description: We’re taking a brief break from our “Still Resisting” series to reflect on a monumental moment in church history: the selection of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope to lead the Catholic Church. His appointment has sparked deep interest, curiosity, and conversation among Catholics, Protestants, and communities worldwide. Pope Leo XIV’s appointment is historic because he is the first pope from the United States and has Haitian roots. He rep...
Jun 07, 2025•46 min
Sponsor(s): TT Patreon and TT book Episode Description: In this episode, Christina and Ekemini sit down with Natasha Smith to discuss her book Black Woman Grief: A Guide to Hope and Wholeness. We discuss the particularities of Black woman grief, the importance of making time to grieve, the place of therapy, the church, and spiritual disciplines when it comes to our grief. Learn more about Natasha Smith: Natasha Smith is a grief advocate, speaker, and podcast host. She is the author of Can You Ju...
May 31, 2025•45 min
Sponsor(s): Patreon & TT Book Episode Description: We are back with another “Still Resisting” episode, and Black women at play is the topic on the table. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina talk about the amazing Truth’s Table Foundation retreats they hosted for Black Christian women. They discuss the importance of play for Black women and the ways our play is constrained and policed. They are also discussing how Black women can access play in a variety of ways. We hope you’ve got your bo...
May 24, 2025•49 min
Episode Description: We are taking a short break from our “Still Resisting” series to bring y’all a special episode. Ekemini and Christina sit down with Jennifer Lucy Tyler to talk about her journey with IVF, the heartbreak of infertility, and all the physical and emotional pain that accompanies it. This is a very honest and raw conversation that holds space for Black women who often carry the weight of reproductive struggles in silence. This episode peels back the layers of what it means to hop...
May 17, 2025•36 min
Sponsor(s): TT book & Patreon Episode Description: Tired of crashing out!? Say no more, we got you! In this timely and practical episode, Ekemini and Christina delve into the vital topic of emotional and mental health during political chaos. They discuss mental wholeness as an act of resistance and self-preservation, and they discuss the importance of cultivating emotional resilience, especially for Black women. Watch or listen as Christina leads us through grounding activities and reflectiv...
May 10, 2025•59 min
Sponsor(s): Brazos Press “The Anti-Greed Gospel” Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are honored to be joined by Dr. Allan Boesak, the South African Anti-Apartheid Theologian. We discuss the points of convergence and divergence between apartheid in South Africa and Jim Crow in the U.S. South. The ways in which the vestiges of both racial oppressive systems continue to oppress our people in the United States and South Africa. Put on your thinking caps because we ‘bout to l...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina sit down with this season’s first BlackGirlMagic guest, Danelle Walker-Whiteside to talk about fighting for democracy. They discuss what fighting democracy looks like: why democracy matters? What is a democracy? And how can we fight to keep it in tact? Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Learn more about Dannelle: Dannelle Walker Whiteside is a higher education leader, education lawyer, TEDx Speaker, authenticity advoc...
Apr 26, 2025•38 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christina and Ekemini are looking back at Truth’s Table season one, “The Resistance Series,” to see if their views or approach to resistance have changed. Take a walk down memory lane as the women of Truth’s Table listen to the first season of Truth’s Table and add their commentary eight years later. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Buy our NAACP Image Award Nominated book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberatio...
Apr 19, 2025•55 min
Episode Description: We are still in our “Still Resisting” series and a fundamental part of resistance is holding onto hope in the midst of despair. Ekemini and Christina are at the table discussing the ways they hold onto hope through faith. Through their faith in Jesus, they recognize that it’s hope that is holding onto them amid great turmoil, chaos, and political upheaval. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Buy our NAACP Image Award Nominated book! Truth’s Table Black Wome...
Apr 12, 2025•59 min
Episode Description: It’s time for our first Behind The Book episode of Truth’s Table Season 9! Ekemini and Christina are honored to be sitting at the table with Dr. Julius Garvey to discuss his new book, “Justice For Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind” Ekemini and Christina have a deep discussion with Dr. Garvey about his Father, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Pan-Africanism, Garvey’s faith, the impact of his legacy, and his father’s posthumous pardon. Pull up a chair and ha...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Episode Description: Since the election, the Black delegation has collectively decided that we need to fall back from saving this country and put our “boots on the ground.” “Where dem fans at!?” If you know, you know. Ekemini and Christina are back at the table to wrestle with this question. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Buy our NAACP Image Award Nominated book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://truthstable.com/book Support Truth’s...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book. Episode Description: Ekemini and Christina are back for Season 9 of Truth’s Table! Can y’all believe it? We are starting off our season with the “Still Resisting” series. As you know, Truth’s Table’s first season series was entitled “The Resistance Series” in response to the 2016 Presidential election. Now that the former occupant of the White House has been re-elected in the 2024 Presidential election, we are back at the table talking about what it means to still resist his...
Mar 22, 2025•40 min
Sponsor(s): Episode Description: Issa wrap, y’all! Christina and Ekemini are sitting at the table reflecting on season eight of Truth’s Table. They have come this far by grace! In this finale episode, Christina and Ekemini discuss their favorite episodes, the surprises they encountered during this season, and what to expect for season nine of Truth’s Table. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Have you signed The Confession of Evangelical Conviction with Truth’s Table? No, what ...
Nov 02, 2024•42 min
Episode Description: Hey, ya’ll! Ekemini and Christina have been traveling extensively. As a result, they were not able to record an episode this week. Keep them in your prayers! Truth’s Table will be back to its regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, pray for our country, the world, and make sure to vote! Have you signed The Confession of Evangelical Conviction with Truth’s Table? No, what are you waiting for? Sign here: https://forms.gle/RAyzAyfTw4WnmczH Support Truth’s Ta...
Oct 26, 2024•3 min
Sponsor(s): Brazos Press Episode Description: In this episode, Christina and Ekemini sit down at the table with Khristi Lauren Adams to talk about her newest book, Womanish Theology: Discovering God through the Lens of Black Girlhood . They talk about the ways that womanish and womanist theology converge and diverge—the image of God in Black girlhood and so much more. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Learn more about our guest: Khristi Lauren Adams (MDiv, Princeton Theologic...
Oct 19, 2024•45 min
Sponsor(s): The Confession of Evangelical Conviction Episode Description: In this episode, Christina and Ekemini are sitting at the table with Esosa Osa to learn more about the various forms of disinformation targeted at our community. Esosa explains the reasons why and how we can combat these various attacks we see on social media and in the media. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Learn more about Esosa Osa: Esosa is the Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, a Georgia-based organ...
Oct 12, 2024•1 hr
Sponsor(s): The Confession of Evangelical Conviction Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Beth Moore. We are in a polarized and contentious presidential election year. As Christians we are called to courage and love, while resisting fear. Beth shares her own personal journey with fear, anxiety, and how we can fight it in our own lives. You don’t want to miss this episode full of biblical wisdom. Learn more about Beth Moore: Author and Speaker ...
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Sponsor(s): The Confession of Evangelical Conviction Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are at the table with Eric Sapp to talk about how Christians ought to exercise their kingdom citizenship in the context of civic engagement. Eric discusses the connection between the apocalyptic, democracy, politics, and our overall witness as Christians during a fraught presidential election cycle. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Learn more about Eric Sapp: As a...
Sep 28, 2024•44 min
Sponsor(s): The Confession of Evangelical Conviction Episode Description: Y’all we are still in our political discipleship series and you need to buckle up for this episode because Dr. Mika Edmondson is that the table with Christina and Ekemini to talk all things end times. Forget what you watch in the Left Behind movies. We are talking about the different views about the end times and how our view of the end times impacts our politics. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Learn...
Sep 21, 2024•50 min
Sponsor(s): The Confession of Evangelical Conviction Episode Description: Hey, y’all! So last week you heard Christina, Ekemini, and Lisa Sharon Harper process their experience of the DNC while they were still there and before Vice President Kamala Harris’ historical acceptance of the Democratic party’s nomination. In this episode, Christina and Ekemini are back at the table to give you their take on the entire DNC, including VP Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech. Pull up a chair and have a seat a...
Sep 14, 2024•38 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Episode Description: In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are sitting at the table with Lisa Sharon Harper at the DNC! They are discussing their experience at the DNC, the meaning of VP Kamala Harris, the historic implications of her nomination, and the tension of nomination amid the backdrop of anti-Black violence and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, a ground...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Sponsor(s): TT Book Episode Description: We are back at the table with another Behind the Book episode, and our play cousin, Dr. Jemar Tisby, is at the table to talk about his latest book, The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance. Jemar Tisby (PhD, University of Mississippi) is the author of the New York Times bestselling The Color of Compromise and the award-winning How to Fight Racism. He is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth...
Aug 31, 2024•43 min
Sponsor: TT book Episode Description: Take a seat at the table and listen to this good word from Christina. Travel through one of the most provocative passages from the book of Ruth and see how God is still at work getting us ready for what’s next! Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Support Truth’s Table: Buy our book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://truthstable.com/book Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www...
Aug 24, 2024•39 min
Sponsor(s): TT book Episode Description: In April 2024, Truth’s Table hosted a Faith & Child Anti-Poverty Forum in Columbia, MD at The Harriet Tubman Cultural Center. Ekemini and Christina addressed the issue of child poverty, theological views on poverty, and the ways that Christians view people in poverty. They discuss what a biblical ethic and posture toward the poor ought to be and the work we must do as Christians to alleviate poverty through policies like the Child Tax Credit. Pull up ...
Aug 17, 2024•40 min
