Books
The Summer of 2020: George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement. (University of Mississippi Press, 2024)
The Summer of 2020: George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement spotlights the perspectives of individual participants who contributed to the movement’s revived impact and global success throughout 2020. Authors Andre E. Johnson and Amanda Nell Edgar interview the movement’s activists—from seasoned organizers to first-time protesters—to discover what Black Lives Matter meant to those who participated in one of America’s largest social movements. Johnson and Edgar’s fieldwork reveals the complexity of taking a stand, especially in the face of increasing threats from white supremacist groups, continuing police aggression, and a persisting global pandemic.
Preaching During a Pandemic Volume 1
The Black Church has been more than an institution within American society for well over 400 years. In the enslaved quarters and in the brush harbors, the black preacher managed to inspire, encourage, and equip those shackled within the American slavocracy. This oratorical tradition carried a people through Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, the Black Arts Movement, and the #BlackLivesMatter Movement. Though the Black preacher has been called upon to speak truth and triumph amid these varied seasons of the human plight in America, the COVID-19 pandemic was different. It was different because this was the first time in history that the church was not able to meet physically. The comfort of companionship and collective comradery was strained during the pandemic. Many wondered not only how we do church during this time but also how one preaches during this time.
Discussion Guide for The Summer of 2020
Dr. Annette Madlock developed this discussion guide to accompany The Summer of 2020: George Floyd and the Resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement by Andre E. Johnson and Amanda Nell Edgar. Series: Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series.
Designed to capture thought provoking questions from each chapter of the Johsnon Edagar book.
Preaching During a Pandemic Volume 2
Preaching During a Pandemic: The Rhetoric of the Black Preaching Tradition, Vol. 2 is a collection of sermons from those who preach within the Black preaching tradition. By sharing these sermons, the readers get some insight into questions such as "what are those who preach in the Black preaching tradition sharing with their congregants?" "How are they incorporating and infusing Covid-19 in their sermons?" "What shape does the prophetic and priestly sermon take when preaching during a pandemic?" "Are specific models or types of sermons—womanist, prophetic/liberation, narrative, contemplative, celebrative, expository, thematic, induction, deductive—more frequently employed during a crisis?"
