Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church engagement at Bread for the World. This week, she speaks on finding inspiration and encouragement in troubled times.
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Op-ed: Africa Day of prayer and the legacy of Pope Francis
Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church engagement at Bread for the World. This week, she speaks to the impact of the death of Pope Francis in Africa and the upcoming Africa Day on May 25.
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Black August 2023: Pan African anniversaries to celebrate this month
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you. Deuteronomy 32:7 This month, we think back to the March on Washington, which occurred 60 years ago this August, along with other significant Pan […]
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Juneteenth: an invitation to reparatory food justice
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith The Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, a new board member at Bread for the World, recently preached on the theme “Where There Is Water, There Is Life” at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. The service, sponsored by Bread, the Black Church Food Security Network and Ebenezer Baptist Church, included […]
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Bread for the World Column: What are we harvesting together?
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith When saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:36-38 […]
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Bread for the World column: An invitation to the table of discomfort, diversity, and hope in 2021
Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith (Courtesy Photo) By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith When it was evening, he sat at table with the twelve disciples; and as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me ….” And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the maids of the high […]