“Good God is a podcast for people with open hearts.” - D Magazine
Rev. Starsky D. Wilson is a pastor, a foundation president for child wellbeing, and activist. In the wake of Michael Brown's death by police brutality, he was charged with leading the Ferguson Commission, and they helped elect black leadership, advocate a political agenda that was created by the people, and change laws.
Read MorePresident and CEO of Big Thought, Byron Sanders, speaks on the racial inequity in Dallas and the ways in which we can help create a better Dallas for the next generation.
Conversations like this are so important in fostering an awareness among white people of what life is like in Dallas for people of color. Byron shares a recent personal experience of having the police called on him for legally canvassing with his young daughter.
Read MoreProlific author, co-pastor and equality activist, Jen Hatmaker, bonds with George Mason over moments in their ministry when they risked their security for the sake of their integrity.
Read MoreMichael Sorrell is back to talk with George about everything from the continued need for HBCU's, the tragic racial disparity revealed by COVID-19, and that campus football field he turned in to a farm.
Read MoreFind out more about the writer and professor Greg Garrett, and why he is passionate about racial justice. Spoiler: it has to do with church.
Read MoreWe often take for granted the role that film plays in shaping our cultural and racial awareness. Greg Garrett and George Mason discuss Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman, as well as other epic American films, Gone with the Wind and even the Big Lebowski, for the important conversations they inspire for people of all races.
Read MoreWhat's all the fuss in Dallas about Confederate monuments? What do they mean? Why should we care? We'll be talking with Gerald Britt from CitySquare about just that and other matters of race and public life in Dallas on Good God.
Read MoreIf you want to hear about the history of race justice and social activism in Dallas, tune in to this episode with Gerald Britt. He was at the front lines with civil rights leaders like Peter Johnson, Zan Holmes, Martin Luther King III and many others, fighting for equality and opportunity for the black community.
Read MoreToday on Good God, Richie Butler and George talk about the economic and racial divides in Dallas. They also discuss the Botham Jean murder indictment and the implications of that tragedy on Dallas and our wider culture.
Read MoreMiguel Solis, DISD Trustee and president of the Latino Center for Leadership Development - LCLD, discusses the challenges of education, immigration and leadership facing Latinos as they become the majority of the U.S. population in coming years, with Dr. George Mason on Good God.
Read MoreThis week on Good God is Richie Butler, pastor of St. Paul UMC in downtown Dallas. He and George talk about being called to pastoral ministry, and the work Richie has been involved in to help Dallas become a more equitable city. We also learn about DFW Year of Unity - a project that brings together people from different backgrounds to find commonalities. Learn more at www.yearofunity.com.
Read MoreByron Sanders is back on Good God talking about racial inequity in Dallas and the ways in which we can help create a better Dallas for the next generation.
Read MoreRev. Starsky D. Wilson is a pastor, a foundation president for child wellbeing, and activist. In the wake of Michael Brown's death by police brutality, he was charged with leading the Ferguson Commission, and they helped elect black leadership, advocate a political agenda that was created by the people, and change laws.
Read MoreAfter growing up in Dallas and getting a private school education, Byron Keith Sanders left his successful career to lead a nonprofit, Big Thought, that mentors kids in a unique way for future success. His story will inspire you.
Read MoreToday on Good God, George sits down with Tim Wise at a New Baptist Covenant gathering to talk about racial justice activism as white people. How are good intentioned white people complicit in a culture of racism and white supremacy? How can they do something about it?
Brian Williams was a surgeon on call at Parkland Hospital on July 7, 2016 and operated on the victims of the Dallas police shooting that launched the Back the Blue campaign. Hear how that night and its trauma, combined with the tragedies of the previous two days--the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile--positioned him to be a spokesperson and activist for racial justice.
Read MoreHannah McMahan and George Mason talk about the work of racial reconciliation, particularly through the New Baptist Covenant’s programs that bring black and white Christians together. Hannah is executive director of New Baptist Covenant, which was a vision of Jimmy Carter and other prominent Baptist leaders who sought to unite the Baptist church across racial lines. Across the country, diverse churches work together on issues of social justice and mission because of NBC’s Covenants of Actions.
Read MoreMichael W. Waters talks about the work of racial justice in Dallas, his faith, and the march that turned deadly for Dallas police two years ago.
Read MoreGeorge Mason continues his conversation with Ambassador and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk
Read MoreGeorge Mason and former Ambassador and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk.
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