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I had an opportunity to sit at the feet of a giant today. Dr. James Hal Cone is indeed a prophet to this age. I am reinvigorated to study with integrity, write with conviction, and bring my whole self to the pursuit of scholarship. #YaleBlkSems #BlackTheology (at Yale Divinity School)

Weather tried to stop us but we're still on. See you TOMORROW Monday August 4th at 4PM. @yaleafamhouse Annual Welcome Back Cookout. #BlackYale #BlackAtYale #YaleBlkSems (at Afro American Cultural Center at Yale)

It was a blessing to bring the morning word at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans. And it was an even greater blessing to have the support of my family in the congregation this morning. My sisters who aren't afraid to tell me when the message falls flat. My incredible girlfriend that makes sure I actually show up where I need to be on time and suffers through all the rough drafts. My mother that does the impossible effortlessly. And my Grandmother (who just celebrated her 85th Birthday) whose advice to "Preach Christ Glorified and Live Well With Your Fellow Man" hasn't failed me yet. For them I am immensely grateful. #Sundays #JHNDayByDay #BlackChurch #YaleBlkSems (at Presbyterian Church of St. Albans)

My YDS Big Sisters. I am humbled to know and have shared this leg of the journey with each of you. You are brilliant, anointed, and examples of who I one day hope to me. @ambrelynae your scholarship, your insight, and the masterful way you interpret the history occurring in this present moment is a prophetic word to all. You gave me the voice to claim a future in the academy. Thank goodness you'll still be around killing the Ph.d game cause there's so much I have left to learn from you. @yale_beauty the shade we've thrown may keep us out of heaven but I wouldn't have it any other way lol. Your sweet spirit and keen discernment have blessed me deeply. I am so grateful for the God at work in you and the standard you set for everyone in your life to meet. The people of God are better because of your ministry. Eda, you took me in from the very first day of Dr. Turman's Black Theology class. You gave me confidence in my scholarship and made me into a critical thinker. When we take over these universities one day I can't wait to have this photo framed in my office and tell students stories of your greatness I love you all! And congratulations! #YaleBlkSems #Yale2017 #YDS (at Yale Divinity School)

And just like that its over. This semester I exegeted Amos 9:7 “are you not like the Ethiopians to me” toward an approximation of Black communalism in Israel. I explored the intersections of Protestantism and the Ku Klux Klan as determinants in American Democracy at the site of my home church. I discussed the nature of denominationalism within the early history of Howard University and the ways it translates black identity. And to top it off I wrote a paper exploring the cultural production of evil and the social witness of Auntie Maxine against the Cheeto President. At this point I'm both exhausted and inspired. I have to get a Ph.D because I'll be damned if I keep doing all this righting and no one be me and the professor read it! #IMadeItThrough #ForJWCPennington #YaleBlkSems (at Yale Divinity School)

Blessed to call these dynamic sisters: friends, colleagues, but most of all family.#YaleBlkSems #HolyWeek2k17 (at Yale Divinity School)

Yale Black Seminarian: Global Faith Leader; Public Intellectual; Cultural Ambassador; Unapologetically Black. #YaleBlkSems (at Yale Divinity School)

It's a blessing whenever I am able to sit at the feet of the elders and learn from the wisdom of the scribes. I enjoyed tonight's conversation with Bishop Yvette Flunder and am in awe of the work she does for the children of God at the margins. #YaleBlkSems (at Yale Divinity School)