Christena Cleveland: Why God is a Black Woman
A People's Theology
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Matriarchal Societies and the Sacramental Black Feminine
The sacred black feminine is an invitation into connecting with a very different way of understanding power instead of power over. The difference between a matriarchal society and a patriarchal society is not just a flip of the patriarchal society. So there if there is a big power that's available, it's used to meet the society's needs. It's like I actually have the power to meet your needs and to see you no matter where you are. That's a power with that means that I can empower you to then turn around and see other people and be there for other people too.
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