Prophetic Justice: A Conversation with Keith Magee and Carol Moseley Braun

Prophetic Justice: Race, Religion, and Politics by Keith Magee, 2nd Edition (2024)
with a new foreword by Susannah Heschel

"Are Race and Religion on the 2024 Ballot?"

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Time: 18.00 - 20.30 CT

Location: aplomb creative|salon, Bridgeport Arts Corridor, 1010 W. 35th Street, Ste. 693, Chicago, Illinois 60609

Join us at aplomb creative|salon for a book signing and discussion on the new edition of and the upcoming 2024 elections, with Keith Magee and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun.

On the campaign trail, race and religion are once more being weaponized before our eyes for electoral gain. Trump is seeking to win over the very Black and Brown voters for whom his MAGA movement has shown nothing but contempt through its peddling of racist tropes and demonizing of the Other. Meanwhile, an ultra-conservative Supreme Court is trampling over minority rights in the name of religion.

Is this how we strive to “form a more perfect union?” We live in a nation that is rich in resources, but poor in morality. As a result, inequalities that should have been eradicated long ago continue to fester and high levels of deprivation exacerbate polarization. In these fraught times, how can we come together to build a country in which true justice is accessible to all, whatever our race, religion, or political beliefs?

About the Book

Prophetic Justice: Race, Religion, and Politics by Keith Magee, 2nd Edition (2024)
with a new foreword by Susannah Heschel

In this prophetic collection of seminal essays and articles, the public intellectual, theologian, and social justice scholar Reverend Professor Keith Magee provides a thoughtful, sharp, and critical analysis of how questions of race, religion, and politics have an impact on society today. explores the historical context of American democracy and how it has long failed to deliver true justice to all of the nation’s citizens. It exposes the social construct of race and the myriad ways in which this false idea – along with the sometimes wilful misinterpretations of sacred texts – have been used to justify the subjugating of one people by another, simply because of the colour of their skin. Written between 2016 and 2023, these essays and articles touch on some painful subjects, but also give us reason to hope. Magee describes how, with empathy, courage, and faith, we can come together to face up to the injustices of the past and celebrate our common humanity, thus creating a new world in which every life truly matters.explores the historical context of American democracy and how it has long failed to deliver true justice to all of the nation’s citizens. It exposes the social construct of race and the myriad ways in which this false idea – along with the sometimes wilful misinterpretations of sacred texts – have been used to justify the subjugating of one people by another, simply because of the colour of their skin. Written between 2016 and 2023, these essays and articles touch on some painful subjects, but also give us reason to hope. Magee describes how, with empathy, courage, and faith, we can come together to face up to the injustices of the past and celebrate our common humanity, thus creating a new world in which every life truly matters.

About the Speakers

The Reverend Professor Keith Magee, Th.D., FRHistS, FRSA is a public intellectual, theologian, and social justice scholar. He is Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Practice in Cultural Justice at University College London (UCL) Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, where he leads Black Britain and Beyond, a think tank and social policy platform, and is also a Fellow at the UCL Centre on US Politics. He is Chair and Professor of Practice in Social Justice at Newcastle University Law School, and the Global Pastor of The Berachah Church, a hybrid faith community.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s US Ambassador to the Court of St James’s has appointed Magee to the US-UK Fulbright Commission, having served on the Biden 2020 President Campaign’s African American Kitchen Cabinet. Equally essential, he is Chair of The Guardian Foundation, Trustee of The Gallery of Living History, Trustee of Facing History and Ourselves, and serves on the Board of the Foundation for Louisiana. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan appointed him as a Commissioner on Diversity in the Public Realm. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Magee is also the author of the forthcoming Race: The Beginning and The End (2025), Paper Tigers: Adverse Children Experience Studies, Faith Leaders Guide (2016) and A Prayer for Our Children (2014). He is a CNN, NBC, BBC, LSE, and TIME contributor on issues of social justice, politics, race, and religion. He and his son are based in London, United Kingdom.

Magee will be joined in conversation by Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, a diplomat, politician, and lawyer who served in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999 as a Democrat from Illinois. Born in Chicago in 1947, Moseley Braun came of age in the midst of the civil rights movement and pursued a career in law. She became an Illinois state representative in 1977 and then served four years as Recorder of Deeds for Cook County, Illinois, the first African American elected to a Cook County executive position. In 1992 she defeated both the Democratic incumbent and the Republican challenger for a seat in the U.S. Senate, becoming the first female senator from Illinois and the first African American woman to serve in the Senate. Learn more

Finding us

aplomb creative|salon is located in the Bridgeport Arts Corridor at 1010 W. 35th Street, Ste. 693, Chicago, Illinois 60609.

Upon arrival, look for the CubeSmart Storage sign, the entrance to the building is under the sign (closest to 35th Street). Take the elevator to the 6th floor. Suite 693 is down the hall on the left hand side of the hallway (do not follow the numbers as they are not in sequential order).

Off-street guest parking is available in the parking lot directly in front of the building.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

aplomb, 1010 West 35th Street, Chicago, United States