Episode Description:

We are taking a brief break from our Underground Railroad 2.0 series to talk about singleness in the church. It’s been a minute since Christina and Ekemini have talked about singleness in the church, so they invited Sekou Browne to join them at the table. Sekou Browne is a writer, filmmaker, and Telly Award–winning producer, as well as a cultural critic exploring the intersection of faith, singleness, and church culture. His work focuses on the gap between the expectations many Christians are given and the realities they experience—particularly around relationships and long-term singleness.

His storytelling spans both film and daily writing, where his widely engaged Instagram column has become a space for naming patterns, surfacing unspoken tensions, and creating language around experiences many believers quietly carry. He is also the author of the Yoked newsletter, where he explores faith, relationships, and modern church dynamics through a reflective, story-driven lens.

Sekou is the creator of V Card, a vertical series that explores the social and spiritual pressures surrounding sex, dating, and identity within Christian culture. He was also selected as a finalist for the Stubios program, a joint initiative between Tubi and Issa Rae's ColorCreative, where he developed the concept that he has since adapted into his debut novel, Coming Up Short, set to release later this fall.

His work has opened doors for broader cultural conversation, including his upcoming TEDx talk, “Your Pastor Can’t Find You a Husband,” which examines institutional narratives around marriage and the lived realities of today’s Christian singles.

Across platforms, Sekou’s work is driven by a singular aim: to create space for more honest, nuanced conversations within the body of Christ.

Connect with Sekou Browne:

Instagram: @koubrowne

Newsletter: Yoked Newsletter

Upcoming Novel: Coming Up Short

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Look at God! On the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, Ekemini is sitting at the table with Minister JaNaé Bates Imari, who is one of the lead organizers of nonviolent resistance to ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you want to know what democracy looks like, pull up a chair and watch or listen to this conversation with Min. JaNaé, as she shares what it took to build the infrastructure for a successful mass demonstration against ICE.

Learn more about Min. JaNaé Bates Imari:

Minister JaNaé Bates Imari is the Co-Executive Director for Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH – multi-racial, multi-faith, state-wide vehicles for people and communities of faith, minority owned businesses, childcare centers, manufactured home parks, and farming communities. Both ISAIAH and FiMN are dedicated to building a multiracial democracy by moving collectively and powerfully for racial and economic equity in the state of Minnesota. JaNaé and her organizations have most recently been recognized for the frontline organizing work during Operation Metro Surge and the Day of Truth and Freedom in the Twin Cities. JaNaé is the lead organizer and founder of the Black Clergy Power Table and the statewide Black Church Power Project. JaNaé specializes in integrating grassroots community organizing and narrative strategy in both Minnesota and across the U.S. JaNaé is a womanist theologian and Fulbright scholar. She has over two decades of experience in ministry, social justice, and communications. She additionally serves as an auxiliary minister at Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Paul’s historic Rondo neighborhood.

Get connected: https://faithinusleading.org

MN-based listeners get connected here: isaiahmn.org and faithinmn.org

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Episode Description:

Y’all we are so excited for you all to listen and watch this episode. It’s the first time we have featured an adult fiction book for a Behind the Book episode, and we are elated to have Jasmine Holmes at the table to discuss her fiction debut. Our Sister’s Keeper is now a USA Today Bestseller, and believe us when we say you need to buy this book, and pull up a chair for this deep conversation Christina, Ekemini and Jasmine.

Learn more about Jasmine Holmes: Jasmine Holmes is an educator, historian, and the author of several nonfiction books. Our Sister's Keeper is her debut novel. She holds an M.A. in history and serves as Director of Museum Education at the Two Mississippi Museums. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with her husband, their three sons, and two adorable cats.

Buy Our Sister’s Keeper at Bookshop.org

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