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MICHELLE HIGGINS: TRAUMA LAUGHTER

Michelle Higgins is a church leader and racial justice activist in St. Louis. Her message, that blackness is integral to the church, is often met with apathy, rejection and even death threats by some white evangelical peers. In this episode, Michelle talks about the challenges of her work, about the cost of putting herself out there and why she keeps going. (CW: sensitive language, racism, threats of violence)

SHOW NOTES

Faith for Justice

South City Church

Truth's Table, Michelle's podcast

Why We Can't Wait, by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Follow Michelle on Twitter @afrorising

White Nonsense Roundup, a resource for POC who need help responding to online racism