Drew G. I. Hart's Christmas list

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I’ve always been particularly interested in Dietrich Bon­hoeffer’s time in Har­lem. Bonhoeffer attended the Abyssin­ian Baptist Church, where he was deeply influenced by black Christian faith. In Bon­hoeffer’s Black Jesus, Reggie Willliams digs into Bonhoeffer’s experience with the black church—a formative experience that helped prepare him to resist the Nazi regime.

Fruitvale Station was the most moving film I saw last year (directed by Ryan Cooglar). Given the growing frustrations in Fergu­son and elsewhere, it should be required viewing. It’s a beautiful and artful drama based on the real-life story of Oscar Grant, a young man who was shot in the back by police while handcuffed and lying on his stomach.