WHAT I AM CURRENTLY STUDYING
What does it mean to bear faithful witness to the spiritual lives of Black women and girls?
My research focus & areas of study:
Visual art rooted in womanist thought
A studio practice that draws from womanist theology and the visual traditions of Black Christianity, centering the interior lives of Black women and girls.
Art education as formation
Teaching art as a practice of seeing, choosing, and composing — a framework shaped by womanist thought and liberation pedagogy, built for Black girls in church and community settings.
Womanist biblical interpretation
Engaging Scripture with historical rigor and womanist intentionality, in conversation with Delores Williams, Renita Weems, Katie Geneva Cannon, and Wil Gafney.
Black church & liberation theology
Studying the Black church as sanctuary, resistance, and formation space — with both deep love and honest critique of how it has shaped the spiritual lives of women and girls.
Spiritual formation & practical theology
Faith that forms identity, protects dignity, and cultivates depth — with attention to prayer, discipleship, embodiment, and how communal practices land differently in the bodies and lives of Black women and girls.
Select writing & scholarship:
WHAT I AM READING
Foundational Influences
Black Womanist Ethics
Katie Geneva Cannon
A Black Theology of Liberation
James H. Cone
Sisters in the Wilderness
Delores S. Williams
Womanist Midrash
Wilda C. Gafney
Slave Religion
Albert J. Raboteau
Just a Sister Away
Renita J. Weems
A Theology of Liberation
Gustavo Gutiérrez
True to Our Native Land
Brian K. Blount (ed.)
Currently Reading
Church Girl
Sarita T. Lyons
Where Prayer Becomes Real
Kyle Strobel & John Coe
How to Tell the Truth
Preston Perry
Can I Say That?
Brenna Blain
The Relational Soul
Richard Plass & James Cofield
When We Talk to God
Sharifa Stevens
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence
The Moody Bible Commentary
Michael Rydelnik & Michael Vanlaningham
Master of Divinity
Howard University School of Divinity · Fall 2026 –
Master of Public Administration
Strayer University · 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communications
Virginia State University · 2009
Education & training:
Let's stay in conversation.
Whether you're a fellow student, scholar, pastor, or someone building formation work for Black women and girls — I'd love to hear from you. There are a few ways to keep in touch.