Romal J. Tune's Blog: Tune Unscripted , page 9

Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships

By Jessica Martinez May 29, 2014 | 5:01 pm A Georgia church helped 50 of its recent high school graduates earn $4.3 million in scholarships by mentoring and providing guidance to the students through their education ministry. Turner Chapel AME in Marietta held a special service to honor the... Read more

What I’ll Miss Most about Dr. Harding and Dr. Angelou

I think what grieves me most about the loss of Dr. Vincent Harding and Dr. Maya Angelou, is the loss of a great generation of leaders who also called each other friends. Yes, I'm sure they had their issues with each other but at the end of the day they were all in it together; a common vision and a... Read more

My Dear Uncle Vincent Harding – By Anthony Grimes

 Surely the Earth, all at once, feels both lighter and heavier after losing a giant like yourself. Lighter because she now feels the absence of a heart drenched with love that anchored her during the seismic cultural tidal waves of our day; heavier because the weighty dreams of justice carried by... Read more

“Who’s Looking for Me?”

I remember the night my cousin and I planned our funerals. We were teenagers. I was fourteen and she was sixteen. Sitting up late one night, we fantasized about what it would be like when we died; all the people who would show up, who would cry, who would share memories and talk about how much they... Read more

Thank you Olivia

It was really wonderful to meet you at the Faith Forward Event. As a person who is seeking quality resources, people, and stories to share with those other pastors throughout the country in the Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ denominations, the conversations with you has helped me... Read more

Congratulations Dominique

Congratulations to ‪God's Graffiti‬ Spoken Word Poet, Dominique Flagg​​, who is now officially an Arizona State University... Read more

Caitlin Marielle – “A Broken past can turn into a brand new future”

"God is more concerned with your future than your past"-Romal Tune Each of us carries this baggage of sin, hurt, pain, or brokenness from our past. We tend to let those things control and define us, not knowing who or what we would be without it. We let it keep us from the future God desires for... Read more

8th Grade Teacher Angel Smith – My Students can’t put down God’s Graffiti

Dear future book sharer! Picture this: Three Black teenage boys huddled around a Galaxy SIII in the heart of the hood, a school in the hood, a classroom in the hood, hoodies on, headphones in. But they're not looking a pics, watching ESPN highlights, nor playing video games. They're reading a... Read more

Real Conversations – Tiont Williams

I have worked with inner city students for over 5 years. I have tried curriculum after curriculum over the years and had no luck in finding material that connects directly to inner city students. Nonetheless, when I was introduced to this book, I knew that it was what I had been looking... Read more

Teaching and Learning over Testing – AFT Pres. Randi Weingarten

I'm often asked how I can be in favor of the Common Core State Standards while opposing the standardized-testing fixation in education and other failed market-based education strategies. The question is as revealing as the answer; unfortunately, the standards have come to be associated with... Read more