Aricka Foreman

Jul 30, 2024 | harpersbazaar.com | Aricka Foreman

Before Sonya Massey repeated “I’m sorry” twice ahead of her execution by law enforcement, she said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.” I’ve heard this preached from the pulpit since I was a small child. It was repeated in my house, nearly a mantra often coupled with glossolalia. My grandmother believes. She is a minister. My mother believes. My mother teaches it to my cousin’s little ones, cupping their fragile hands inside her own, leading them through her recitation until it becomes theirs.

Nov 30, 2023 | theoffingmag.com | Aricka Foreman |Mimi Wong |Aurielle Marie

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