Rev. Andrew Wilkes

Contributor

Rev. Andrew Wilkes is the co-pastor of young adults and social justice at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York. An alumnus of Hampton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Coro Foundation's Fellowship in Public Affairs, his writing has been featured in the Washington Post, BET.com, and the Huffington Post. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @andrewjwilkes

Opinion

August 13, 2020

A Pastor’s Take: Repairing Democracy for Black Lives

You can read Rev. Andrew Wilkes' latest article in Religion & Politics.

Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Fran Quigley

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Religious Questions

September 1, 2016

Spiritual Formation in a Top-Down Economy: Racialized Capitalism as Religion

This piece is re-posted from The Huffington Post with permission. Capitalism has a spiritual formation plan. The mythology of being a boss, the Instagram profiles of the wealthy, the deification of the private sector as job creators – all of these factors condition individuals to value brand-building and asset-building as the principal aim of a noteworthy life.

Rev. Andrew Wilkes

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Current Events

January 14, 2016

Socialism in Black America?

We live in strange times. We have a black president using race-neutral framing for social justice, alongside a Black Lives Matter movement using structural racism framing for participatory democracy.

Rev. Andrew Wilkes

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Opinion

December 21, 2015

Standing with Black Women and Girls: A Call for Solidarity

For communities of color and of faith, standing with black women and girls is more than a desirable ideal – it is a moral obligation and sacred opportunity. Last weekend, a national planning team launched a campaign to stand with black women and girls under the organizing hashtag of #StandwithBWG.