Author: Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

We are dedicated to advocating for gender equality and addressing issues of discrimination and inequality faced by people of color. Our online presence includes interviews with advocates, weekly segments featuring the stories and experiences of people of color, and various groups for general members, allies with male privilege, allies without male privilege, people of color, and youth of color.
Allied Partnerships, Farikanayi, Gender Equality for Women of Color, Kingdom Living, Security & Gender Equality, VOCCU

Leave No Sister Behind!

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"...any woman given the right circumstances will fight for what is valuable or important to her.  The fighter in her is unfortunately and sometimes thwarted by her circumstances...As long as there is separation between us and our sisters who are still battling with basic needs, we will never speak the same language." -Farikanayi

Black Women & The Image of God, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Equality, Farikanayi, Gender Equality for Women of Color, God, Women & Covenant, Kingdom Living, Race & Equity in America, Stereotyping & Women of Color, The Holy Spirit & Equality, VOCCU, Women of Color in Advent

The Worthy, Yet Divisive Quality of Melanin

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"So, I can say that I am dark, yet lovely without going out of my way to imitate a style of beauty that is not indigenous to me." -Farikanyani

Abusive Churches & Gender Inequality, Allied Partnerships, Church & Gender Inequality, Dr. Tara M. Tuttle, PhD, Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Human Sexuality, Sex & Gender Equality, The Holy Spirit & Equality

Allied Partnership Blog: Time’s Up on Church Silence About Sexual Violence

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"But I’ve been served communion many times by men whose wives came to church with black eyes. As a teenager, I heard several pre-communion devotions from young men who harassed, coerced, and assaulted girls in the congregation. At least one girl told of being groped and forcibly kissed at church, but nothing was done. The perpetrator was later asked to speak during Sunday morning services again and again while that girl, no girl or woman ever was." -Dr. Tara M. Tuttle

Academia & Gender Equality, Academia & Racial Justice, Black Women & The Image of God, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Equality, Ethnic Reconciliation, Gender Equality for Women of Color, Gina Pollard, God, Women & Covenant, Race & Equity in America, Regina D. Pollard, VOCCU

Of God and the Women: African American Women in the Reconstruction

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"That a woman of color would speak to...people on matters of religion and doctrine was no small feat. That she would be as highly respected as she was is evidence that she was fulfilling the calling that compelled her" -Regina D. Pollard

Academia & Gender Equality, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Reconciliation, Mary, Mother of God, Mary, Mother of Jesus, Men of Color Voices, New Testament Women of Advent, People of Color & Christmas, The Holy Spirit & Equality, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas, Women of Color in Advent

Out of Egypt…

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"People of color groups are widely featured in biblical history and not always as enemies of God's purposes or the Gospel story, but rather, they were often instruments for effecting the redemption story."

Academia & Gender Equality, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Equality, Ethnic Reconciliation, Eve in Redemption's Story, Kingdom Living, Mary, Mother of God, Mary, Mother of Jesus, New Creation Women of Advent, Old Testament Women of Advent, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas, Women of Color in Advent

Women ‘Keeping Watch’ In the Old Testament

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

“We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem."

Academia & Gender Equality, Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Eve in Redemption's Story, Feminine Imagery & Language for God, Old Testament Women of Advent, Sarah's Advent, The Holy Spirit & Equality, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas, Women of Color in Advent

Radical OT Women of the Advent: Sarah

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"By focusing His desire and choice on Sarah, God was establishing that it is He who determines the standards of acceptability and suitability for His purposes and calling and that it is not based on any natural qualification we could ever bring to the table."

Academia & Gender Equality, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Equality, Ethnic Reconciliation, Eve in Redemption's Story, Feminine Imagery & Language for God, God, Women & Covenant, Haley Gabrielle, Jesus & Feminism, Kingdom Living, Mary, Mother of God, Mary, Mother of Jesus, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas, Women of Color in Advent

Revolutionary Women of Eve’s Advent Sing “Said Eve To Women Everywhere!”

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

Thanks for sticking with us this first week of Advent as we revisited the previously obscured watchfulness and Advent of our first mother, Eve. Our grand finale features a song by Mother Eve, written to all women and people of the world and song by women from different parts of the world. You should sing… Continue reading Revolutionary Women of Eve’s Advent Sing “Said Eve To Women Everywhere!”

Academia & Gender Equality, Church & Gender Inequality, Ethnic Equality, Ethnic Reconciliation, Eve in Redemption's Story, Feminine Imagery & Language for God, Gender Equality for Women of Color, God, Women & Covenant, Jesus & Feminism, Kingdom Living, Mary, Mother of God, Mary, Mother of Jesus, The Holy Spirit & Equality, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas, Women of Color in Advent

Eve’s Advent: You Better Watch Out!

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

Welcome to Day 6 of Advent! Today, we're using the power of song to tell the story of Eve's Advent - primarily that Eve too, waited for a promise, the fulfillment of which we now celebrate at Christmas time and look forward to in Advent. Songs memorialize our faith, values and beliefs and considering the… Continue reading Eve’s Advent: You Better Watch Out!

Academia & Gender Equality, Church & Gender Inequality, Eve in Redemption's Story, Feminine Imagery & Language for God, Gender Equality for Women of Color, Jesus & Feminism, Kingdom Living, Mary, Mother of God, Mary, Mother of Jesus, The Holy Spirit & Equality, VOCCU, Women , The Incarnation & Christmas

Eve, Patriarchy’s First Contender

Voices of Color - Christians United (VOCCU)

"So, suddenly in Genesis 5:3, humans are no longer 'seen' as beings made in God's image. Rather, Adam sees his offspring as beings made in his own image. And suddenly, Eve's name is no longer mentioned...patriarchy has arrived!"