In Her First Life

Where Was God on May 15, 1974? It was one year after the Roe V. Wade decision. She was 12, the daughter of a poor rural Arkansas Baptist preacher, and pregnant by the son of the state's wealthiest family when her first life ended.

In Honor of my late friend: Ms. Cicely Tyson

I am blessed and honored to have known you, shared years of friendship, and am still a beneficiary of your grace and constant encouragement. Of all the things you said, this was most awe-inspiring:

"I have not been so move...