Black women across the diaspora shaped theology worldwide. In this episode, a June Jordan quote opens a reflection on spiritual inheritance, self-love, and the refusal to be severed from our roots.

Episode 37 opens with a striking quote from poet, essayist, and activist June Jordan, born in Harlem to Jamaican immigrants. Her declaration that being both a feminist and a Black woman demands the same thing -- radical self-love and self-respect as though life depends on it -- anchors a meditation on how Black women across the African diaspora have shaped, challenged, and reimagined theology on a global scale.

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Explore how June Jordan connected Caribbean heritage, African American experience, and global liberation movements

- Reflect on how spirituality travels across oceans and through the people who were stolen

- Examine how Christian nationalism tried to sever Black communities from African spiritual roots

- Discover how Black women created new theological frameworks that challenged Western Christianity's dominance

- Carry a closing question about what spiritual practices have traveled with you across generations

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction and Welcome

00:32 - June Jordan Quote on Feminism and Blackness

01:03 - About June Jordan

01:27 - Reflection: How Spirituality Travels

02:03 - Christian Nationalism and Severing from Roots

02:44 - How Black Women Shaped Diaspora Theology

03:48 - Closing Reflection Question

04:02 - Outro

ABOUT JUNE JORDAN:

June Jordan (1936-2002) was a poet, essayist, and activist born in Harlem to Jamaican immigrants. Her work explored Black identity, spirituality, and liberation across borders, weaving Caribbean heritage with African American experience and global solidarity movements.