Podcasts by Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas

The Black Church and Black Live with Professor Ashon Crawley from 2023-03-23T14:57:54

In this Just Conversation with Dean Kelly Brown Doulgas speaks with Ashon Crawley, artist and author of “Blackpentecostal Breath”. They discuss the implications of recent attacks on African-America...

The Role of the Black Press and the Black Church with Starsky Wilson&Savannah Wood from 2023-02-01T12:32:17

Join Dean Kelly Brown Douglas for a Just Conversation with Starsky Wilson, President & CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund and Savannah Wood, Executive Director of AFRO Charities. Wilson and Wood...

Exercising Your Sacred Right to Vote with Rev. Dr. William Barber II from 2022-11-07T08:30

For today's Just Conversation, Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rev. Dr. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They discuss the upcoming el...

The Black Madonna and Race in Film with Dr. Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones from 2022-10-28T13:07:26

Dean Douglas for a Just Conversation with Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, Assistant Professor of Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies at Boston College. Dr. Amey is also a member of EDS...

The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe and Tim Regan from St. Paul’s Place from 2022-07-12T07:00

For our final General Convention Podcast, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas spoke with The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, Bishop of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Bishop Rowe, who also serves as parliame...

Bishop Carol Gallagher and D Watkins from 2022-07-11T07:01

Earlier this week, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church passed Resolution A127 which calls on the Episcopal Church to create a fact-finding commission and complete an investigation of ...

Deputy-elect Julia Ayala Harris and Sarah Hemminger from 2022-07-10T07:00

On Saturday, The House of Deputies elected Julia Ayala Harris as their new president. Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the new Deputy-elect Harris about her new role, representation in the c...

LGBTQ+ Rights and Fair Wages from 2022-07-09T07:30

In today's episode, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with The Rev. RJ Powell and The Rev. Charles Graves, both members of the Church's LGBTQ+ Caucus. They discuss resolutions that will strengthen...

Bishop Elect Paula Clark and Youth As Resources from 2022-07-08T07:13

In today's Just Conversation at General Convention, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas is speaking with Bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Paula E. Clark and Julie Reeder and Tori Grace fro...

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and DeRay McKesson from 2022-07-07T07:00

In our first Just Conversation at General Convention, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas is speaking with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Founder of Campaign Zero De...

Trailer: Just Conversations During General Convention from 2022-07-01T12:05:37

As the Episcopal Church heads to Baltimore for General Convention we will have new episodes of Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas each morning from July 7 through July 12. In this podca...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Celebrating Absolom Jones from 2022-02-24T12:00

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas hosted a panel discussing Absolom Jones, the first Black Episcopal Priest. His feast day is February 13th. Featuring- Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown, Episcopal Diocese of Ver...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Rev. Sarah Monroe from 2022-02-02T12:05

Dean Douglas speaks with the Rev. Sarah Monroe, priest in charge and cofounder of Chaplains on the Harbor. Chaplains on the Harbor seeks to build a freedom church of the poor by pastoring, organ...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis from 2022-01-21T12:00

On Thursday, January 6th, 2022, Dean Douglas spoke with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, the Co-Chair Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Rev. Theoharis is also the Director of the Ka...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Dr. Maulana Karenga from 2021-12-26T09:00

This conversation occurred December 6th 2021. Dean Douglas spoke with Dr. Maulana Karenga, the Creator of Kwanzaa and the author of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture. Dr. K...

Just Conversations With Kelly Brown Douglas | Bishop Yevette A. Flunder from 2021-12-16T09:00

Dean Douglas speaks with Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, founder of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ. In this conversation, Dean Douglas and Bishop Flunder explore the growing public debate ...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Alicia Garza from 2021-12-13T09:00

On This episode of Just Conversations with  Kelly Brown-Douglas  she speaks with Alicia Garza, Principal at Black Futures Lab. They will discuss Garza's role as a co-creator of Listen

Just Conversation with Kelly Brown Douglas | Sherry Molock from 2021-12-06T09:00

On this Episode of Just Conversations with Kelly Brown-Douglas she speaks with  Dr. Sherry Molock, a Senior Research Fellow at The Steve Fund. They discussed how The Steve Fund collaborates with...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Tia Doyle from 2021-12-02T09:00

During this episode of Just conversations  with Kelly Brown-Douglas she speaks with Dr. Tia Dole, Chief Clinical Operations Officer of the Trevor Project. They discussed methods of crisis interv...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Richard Rothstein from 2021-11-29T09:00

On this episode of Just Conversations, Dean Douglas speaks with Richard Rothstein, Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Dean Douglas and Dr. Rothstein will discuss his book, Th...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Justin Pearson from 2021-11-25T09:00

On this episode of Just Conversations, Dean Douglas speaks with Justin J. Pearson, co-founder of Memphis Community Against the Pipeline. In this conversation, Dean Douglas and Pearson will explo...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Britney Cooper from 2021-11-22T09:00

On this  episode  of Just Conversations With Kelly Brown Douglas Dean Douglas speaks with Dr. Brittney Cooper, Associate Professor at Rutgers University and co-editor of The Crunk Feminist Colle...

America's Hidden Caste System from 2021-03-08T17:20:35

On Wednesday, February 24, EDS at Union hosted a virtual panel discussion that focuses on Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times-bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Our panelists will d...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Starsky Wilson from 2021-02-18T12:38:04

On February 11th, 2021, Dean Douglas as she spoke with Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, President and CEO of the Children's Defense Funds. This interview examined how the Covid-19 pandemic has made the man...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas | Stacey L. Holman from 2021-02-15T18:15:12

Please join us for the new EDS at Union's Facebook Live series Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas. In this upcoming series of interviews, Dean Douglas will explore the racialized inequitie...

Sheena Wright from 2021-02-10T16:36:34

On Thursday, January 28 at 4:30 pm, Dean Douglas spoke with Sheena Wright, President and CEO of the United Way of New York City. They discussed The United Way's work to create long-term solution...

Voter Access in the 2020 Election with Ari Berman from 2020-12-21T17:13:05

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Ari Berman, author of the award-winning book Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. They reflec...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas - Zephr Teachout from 2020-12-16T16:00:02

For this Just Conversation, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Zephyr Teachout. Zephyr Teachout is an author, former political candidate, and associate professor of law at Fordham University. Thi...

Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas - Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis from 2020-12-14T15:36:50

For this Just Conversation, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will be speaking with Dr. Ben Chavis Jr. Dr. Chavis is a Union alum and the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association...

Knowledge and Nourishment: Reflecting on the Election from 2020-12-07T16:22:17

This episode was arranged to hold space for the community to process the election results, and to share directly from the administration where they see Union’s place in the world following the e...

Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote from 2020-11-23T13:56:58

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Union's Vice President of Communications & Marketing Robin Reese, about the award-winning film Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote. Suppressed 2020 is a short, p...

The Just Vote: The Souls to the Polls with Rev Gregory Lewis from 2020-11-12T15:54:17

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rev. Gregory Lewis, Founder and President of Souls to the Polls and Pastors United. They discuss his experience fighting Covid-19, Black Lives Matter, and fa...

Fighting Voter Suppression with Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner from 2020-11-09T11:29:16

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. They explore voter suppression and the d...

The Just Vote with The Rev. Traci Blackmon from 2020-11-03T12:04:57

In this episode of The Just Vote, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with The Rev. Traci Blackmon. Rev. Blackmon is the Associate General Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries for The Unite...

Voting Rights in America from 2020-10-19T20:12:09

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas was joined by Ari Berman for a lecture and conversation on Wednesday, October 14th. They discussed his book Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in ...

The Just Vote with Robert P. Jones from 2020-09-09T15:11:25

This conversation took place on Thursday, September 3, 2020 when Dean Douglas will spoke with Robert P. Jones, CEO and Founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PPRI).   Mr. Jones and De...

The Just Vote with Rashad Robinson from 2020-08-31T19:10:16

Mr. Robinson and Color Of Change develop innovative strategies to bring about system change in the industries that affect Black people’s lives. Dean Douglas will discuss Mr. Robinson’s leadership a...

Time of Two Pandemics: COVID and White Supremacy from 2020-08-26T20:09:24

In this Theology in the Public Square interview, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will speak with The Rev. Canon Dr. Vicentia Kgabe, rector of College of Transfiguration in Grahamstown, South Africa. Born ...

Faith, Justice, and the Black Lives Matter movement with Michael Bennett from 2020-07-27T16:13:30

Michael Bennett is an NFL Football player, the author of "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable", and co-host of the podcast Mouthpeace with Michael Bennett & Pele Bennett. This conversati...

Excerpt from Racial Justice Pilgrimage from 2020-07-22T17:21:32

EDs and the The Church of the Heavenly Rest cooperate a Racial Justice Pilrgimage on a semi-regular basis. Our guest is an activist by the name of Jonanne Bland. This episode was taken from the ...

Theology in the Public Square "Voices at the Table: Having Controversial Conversations" from 2020-07-20T16:33:39

Rev. Dr. Serene Jones is the President of Union Theological Seminary and Johnston Family Professor for Religion & Democracy. Dr. Angela D. Sims is the President of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity...

Covid-19 and Prison Reform from 2020-07-06T15:18:46

Michelle Alexander is the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, is an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, and Visiting Professor of Social Justice at U...

A Call to Justice from 2020-07-01T17:25:08

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas hosts a Facebook Live conversation with Bishop Mariann Budde. They explore what it means to be Church during the recent Listen

Darnell Moore and Kelly Brown Douglas Discuss COVID-19 and US Culture from 2020-06-11T12:49:31

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with activist and author Darnell Moore on how COVID-19 is impacting US culture. Moore is the author of No Ashes in the Fire and is Director of Inclusion Strategy ...

COVID-19's Impact on the Poor from 2020-06-08T12:03:34

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis on COVID-19's impact on the the Poor. Dr. Theoharis is the Co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and the Director of the Kairos Cent...

COVID-19: Transitioning to Virtual Worship from 2020-06-01T13:12:53

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Dr. Sandra Montes about the Episcopal Church's transition to virtual worship. Dr. Montes is the interim worship director at Union Theological Seminary and is th...

COVID-19's Impact on Mental Health and Safety from 2020-05-22T12:19:38

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White on caring for those in abusive relationships and those in recovery during a time of self-isolation and quarantine. Dr. Coope...

Theological Education and COVID-19 from 2020-04-24T09:00

In this episode, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary. They discuss COVID-19's impacting on theological institutions and how Union has respo...

COVID-19 and US Disaster Preparedness from 2020-04-21T13:46:27

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas spoke with the Rev. Katie Mears of  Listen

Reflecting on the Flint Water Crisis from 2019-10-21T17:43:55

Last week, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas visited Flint, Michigan, to hear from water warriors, clergy, journalists, and documentarians who are seeking justice for the Flint water crisis. In this int...

Margins Speak with Vinod J. Wesley from 2019-10-04T16:21:09

In today's episode, we continue our series "Margins Speak," in which the Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel speaks with theologians and activists from the Global South about how they are experiencing and re...

No Ashes in the Fire with Darnell Moore from 2019-09-27T18:07:58

Last week, EDS at Union hosted Darnell Moore for a public lecture and conversation in James Memorial Chapel at Union Theological Seminary. Today's episode of the podcast will be the audio of tha...

Exploring No Ashes in the Fire with All Saints Church from 2019-09-20T18:06:45

EDS at Union has selected No Fire in the Ashes: Coming of Age Black and Free in America by Darnell Moore as our community read. For this week's episode, Dean Douglas discusses Moore's book with ...

Climate Justice with Karenna Gore from 2019-09-12T17:13:03

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Karenna Gore, Director of Union's Center for Earth Ethics. They discuss the moral dimensions of our ecological crisis, how environmental issues are playing o...

A Pilgrimage that Confronts Injustice&Crucifying Realities from 2019-08-14T11:58:40

Earlier this summer, Episcopal Divinity School at Union and The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest made a pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama to visit Rev. Fred Davie, Executive ...

Margins Speak with Rev. Dr. Jione Havea from 2019-06-04T11:31:50

In today’s episode, we will continue our series “Margins Speak” in which the Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel speaks with theologians and activists from the Global South about how they are experiencing an...

Courageous and Just: The Rev. Mihee Kim-Kort from 2019-05-15T13:28:27

In a new interview series, Courageous and Just, The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and...

Courageous and Just: Rev. Canon Broderick Greer from 2019-05-01T12:25:37

In a new interview series, Courageous and Just, The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and...

Courageous and Just: Austin Channing Brown from 2019-04-24T12:33:13

In a new interview series, Courageous and Just, The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of EDS at Union and...

Margins Speak with Rev. Dr. Kuzipa Nalwamba from 2019-04-10T16:41:37

We are launching a podcast series titled, Margins Speak.

Over the next few months, The Rev. Dr. Joshua Samuel, Visiting Lecturer for Theology, Global Christianity, and Mission wi...

Bringing Communities Together Through Music from 2019-03-15T08:30

Last month, Dr. Sandra T. Montes joined EDS at Union as an Artist in Residence, sharing her talents for leading worship, song, and bi-lingual liturgy with our community. In today's episode, Dean...

Flint, Faith and Justice with Anna Clark from 2019-02-12T13:16:17

In this episode of EDS at Union NOW, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas interviews Anna Clark, author of The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American...

Understanding the Flint Water Crisis from 2019-01-22T14:25:03

For this episode of EDS at Union NOW, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with the Rev. Dan Scheid, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Flint, Michigan. They discuss the Flint water cr...

Ministry at the Border from 2018-12-14T17:37:25

"Nobody told us the Gospel was easy" -Reverend José Juan Bernal

In this episode of EDS at Union NOW, Dean Kelly B...

Interview with Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee from 2018-12-03T11:48:38

On this episode of EDS at Union NOW, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas talks with The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Chicago.    Bishop Lee shares his experience serving as th...

Vote Faithfully this Election Day from 2018-11-01T18:44:02

Register + Mobilize + Communicate + Advocate

Earlier this semester, Rebecca Linder Blachly and Alan Yarborough fromBishops United Against Gun Violence, a group of more than 80 Episcopal...

Understanding the Religious Liberty Task Force from 2018-08-02T22:45:51

“A dangerous movement, undetected by many, is now challenging and eroding our great tradition of religious freedom.” -Attorney General Jeff Sessions

On Monday, ...

Care of Creation from 2018-07-23T14:51:54

The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas was joined by the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and Ms. Karenna Gore for a conversation about their experiences with faith-based organizations engaged in the Care...

Evangelism in the Episcopal Church from 2018-07-11T16:57:58

Dean Kelly Brown Douglas is joined by Rev. Scott Gunn and the Rev. Lydia Kelsey Bucklin for a conversation about what evangelism means in today’s Episcopal Church. 

Interrogating Racial Reconciliation from 2018-07-09T17:17:56

The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas spoke with the Rev. Eric Law and the Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher for a conversation about their experiences of doing racial justice work in the Episcopal Church. 

EDS at Union NOW Teaser from 2018-07-03T13:10:13