forgiveness
Black Bodies, White Terrorism: A Global Reimagining of Forgiveness
Esther Armah · 07/04/15 12:00PMMy mama is 79. Wednesday night is her bible study. Just like Ms. Ethel Lee Lance, mama has her circle of church going elders—black women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s for whom church is home. Maybe even safer than home. Their pain was safe in the hands of this particular Jesus. Unshed tears from the Middle Passage were here. Friendships decades deep were here. Sanctuary was here. Comfort, too. Prayers unheard by a black community too often deaf to the pain of black girls and women were heard here, by this Jesus. Or so they thought.
Mother Pardons Her Son's Killer Seconds Before His Execution
Gabrielle Bluestone · 04/17/14 08:22PMSarah Hedgecock · 04/17/14 05:02PM
Kobra, whose son Bilal was convicted of murdering Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, embraces Abdollah's mother Samereh Alinejad after she pardoned the murderer. The last-minute pardon occurred just before Bilal was to be executed in public on Tuesday in the northern city of Nour, Iran. Image via ISNA, Arash Khamoushi/AP.
Forgiving The New York Times For This Perfect Wedding Announcement
Mallory Ortberg · 01/27/13 05:08PMMark Stroman Will Die Tomorrow
Remy Stern · 07/19/11 02:38PMDonna Karan Kicks Off the Fashion Industry Defending John Galliano Tour
Brian Moylan · 04/14/11 01:01PMNoted fashion designer (and Jew) Donna Karan says that John Galliano's anti-Semitic rants were "blown out of proportion." She told New York magazine, "I know John. I've met John. He's a wonderful designer, a brilliant designer, and he probably needs help and support right now. To be a designer's a very taskful situation, and sometimes it can push a few limits." Yup, give it six months and he'll be fully back in the fashion industry's good graces.