Yolanda Pierce, PhD
@YNPierce
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Professor, Dean, womanist theologian, Black Church historian, New Yorker, Alpha Kappa Alpha, writer. Moving to: https://t.co/k0q41AAary
Joined May 2012
It’s officially #PublicationDay. Welcoming “The Wounds are the Witness” to the world. Available wherever books are sold; audiobook narrated by me. I write about Black faith and the relationship between memory, healing, and justice. #BHM
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A guiding question that is always appropriate to ask: what impact does this have on the "least of these," the most vulnerable among us?
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This hits so hard. Heartbreaking.
Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and Talk Show Host, has passed away at the age of 52.🙏🏾🤍 📸: Getty Images
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Sorry to hear this news. His "Prophetic Imagination" is still such an important text.
Walter Brueggemann passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, at the age of 92.
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Thank you to @cac_abq for sharing this meditation from my new book.
Dr. Yolanda Pierce's wisdom is featured in today's meditation, pulled from her book "The Wounds Are the Witness." @YNPierce invites us to welcome those who come to the communion table. #DailyMeditations
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We get a collab with @GloTheofficial and J-Hope?? Love everything about whatever brought the two of these artists together.
[공지] j-hope ‘Killin' It Girl (feat. GloRilla)’ 발매 안내 (+ENG/JPN/CHN) 🔗 https://t.co/A155C2iMC8
#jhope #제이홉 #jhope_KillinItGirl
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Thankful to @USCatholic for this review of my new book!
The books U.S. Catholic writers have enjoyed this month, including “The Wounds are the Witness” by @YNPierce and “Sound Museum" by @PoupehMissaghi
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Blessed to have been well-loved and well-mothered. #HappyMothersDay
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"This is the peace of the risen Christ, a disarming and humble and preserving peace. It comes from God. God, who loves all of us, without any limits or conditions." Beautiful words to hear from Pope Leo XIV.
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Nothing like being at a religious institution during a papal conclave. People have OPINIONS!
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Every single frame of this commercial is a gift.
From the playground to the playoffs, real ones know there’s only one A’ja. The A'One drops May 6 in SNKRS.
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"Language is the embodiment of experience, and the language of the Black church taught me to be certain of the justice and goodness of God, in contrast to the injustice and cruelty of humanity." ~Yolanda Pierce
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Deeply grateful for this excerpt from my new book, which is accompanied by an incredibly beautiful illustration from Diana Ejaita. From the chapter "Black Church is my Mother Tongue." @ChristianCent @VanderbiltU @VUDivinity
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To speak Black Church is to dwell in a world of metaphors about a God who is engaged in the lives of Black...
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Had a great conversation about my new book "The Wounds are the Witness" with A Matter of Faith Presby Podcast. @VanderbiltU @VUDivinity. Check it out here:
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It was never *just* an Easter speech. On this #ResurrectionSunday, I'm deeply grateful for the elders who taught me; a childhood pastor who encouraged me; and the fullness of time which matured my faith. Risen, indeed!
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The National Park Service quietly edited its website about the Underground Railroad to remove key references and quotes from Harriet Tubman and soften its language on slavery
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The National Park Service edited its website to replace key facts about Harriet Tubman and slavery with phrases like “Black/White cooperation.”
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Thank you for the interview! @VanderbiltU @VUDivinity
Yolanda Pierce, dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, talks with David Dark about truth-telling, healing and holy touch. https://t.co/LwLFaf2f9k
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Hey! Thanks for reading!!
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