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Otis Moss III

The Rev. Otis Moss III is Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. A Christian activist and cultural critic, he is the co-author of The Gospel Re-Mix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation.

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Gay-Marriage Fallout

Black Clergy, Don’t Condemn Obama!

In an open letter, the Rev. Otis Moss III urges African-Americans not to judge the president based on a single issue.

Otis Moss III

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United by Tragedy

We Are All Trayvon Martin

We must dismantle the fraternity of racism and build an altar of love and justice, writes the pastor of Obama’s former church.

Otis Moss III

articles/2012/03/27/mad-men-highlights-invisible-black-people-and-stain-of-racism/mad-men-race-moss_ccqfw9
Trayvon Racism

The Invisible Blacks of ‘Mad Men’

Amid the Trayvon Martin debate, the hit TV drama’s treatment of blacks as props forces a new look at race in America, says Otis Moss III.

Otis Moss III

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