Musk’s Misinformation, Commemorating the Nakba, Meddling in Latin America

KTF Weekly Newsletter

Hi all,

We thought we would try soliciting questions from you all for Shake the Dust episodes we’re recording. Your input is always great, and we would love to get some questions for our guests directly from you. So this upcoming Wednesday, we’re interviewing Pastor Jose Humphreys and Dr. Adam Gustine about their new book, Ecosystems of Jubilee: Economic Ethics for the Neighborhood. If you have questions about the biblical idea of Jubilee, God’s economic justice, neighborhood economic development , or anything similar, please let us know!

And now, on to this week’s highlights as we leave colonized faith for the Kingdom of God.

Sy’s recommendations:

• studies have documented The awful maternal healthcare outcomes and child mortality rates for Black people in the US. But new studies and articles like this recent piece are focusing on the racism Black women experience in hospitals, regardless of class, that don’t always result in the “negative birth outcomes” we typically measure. But these instances of racism do positively correlate with all kinds of medical conditions and make a real difference in how Black women receive healthcare. The reporters tell stories from women who did not seek certain treatments, switched providers, or left their birth feeling demeaned and frustrated, all because of poor treatment from staff or the fear of being labelled a “difficult,” Black patient. The article has actually inspired an episode for Season 3 of Shake the Dust, so stay tuned!