Press Mentions & Contributor Writings
2024 to Present
- 12 Books and Bibles for Christmas Reading and Gifting | Word In Black (2024)
- Where Do Folks Leaving Traditional Church Go? | Word in Black
- ‘The Day God Saw Me as Black’ frees Black faith beyond traditional church walls | Rolling Out
- Critical Race Theory Will Continue To Be Attacked — So Read These 8 Empowering Books by Black Authors | Yahoo! UK (2024)
- 8 Books By Black Authors Defying Critical Race Theory Backlash | HuffPost Voices (2024)
- D. Danyelle Thomas Sees Blackness as The Sacred Text of Our Time | SoJo (2024)
- ‘The Day God Saw Me As Black’ Spotlights Effects Of White Supremacy On The Black Church Experience | Essence (2024)
- October 2024 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read | The Root (2024)
- What is Freedom? Liberation in a Time of Genocide | Ebony Magazine (2024)
2022-2023
- 6 Christian Faith Based Leaders Making Waves On Social Media | Ebony Magazine (2023)
- Starz’s hit series ‘P-Valley’ finds sacred community in a strip club | Religion News Service (2022)
- TD Jakes facing harsh rebukes for Father’s Day sermon | The St. Louis American (2022)
- Now, T.D.: Backlash Erupts Over Bishop Jakes’ Sermon About Families Being In Trouble Because ‘We’re Raising Up Women To Be Men’ | Madame Noire (2022)
- How Covid Reshaped the Black Church | Rolling Stone (2022)
2021
- Black Millennials Are Finding Faith And Fellowship Outside Of The Church | Essence (2021)
- Juneteenth becomes US national holiday to celebrate the end of slavery. But not everyone thinks it is enough. | The Canary (2021)
- Why Danyelle Quit: I Gave That Job My Power | No Sugar, No Cream Magazine (2021)
- Sunday ‘Noire: Meet The Unfit Christian, A Digital Pastor Teaching People How To ‘Decolonize’ Faith One Step At A Time | Madame Noire, Yahoo, Black Enterprise (2021)
- “They Don’t Even Wanna Know What’s In Yo Mind”: Why is Pastor Mike Todd So Concerned About The #SilhouetteChallenge? | Madame Noire (2021)
- Gospel for the Culture Slams Pastor Mike Todd [Video] | Guardian Liberty Voice (2021)
- TikTok silhouette challenge – Women warned to avoid dance after videos show how to REMOVE red filter & expose nudes | The Sun (2021)
- TikTok’s Viral Silhouette Challenge Is Being Targeted by Creeps| Paper Mag (2021)
- Pervs Take TikTok ‘Silhouette Challenge’ and Turn it Into Non-Consensual Porn (Of Course) | Mandatory (2021)
- Women are warned to avoid TikTok’s viral Silhouette Challenge after ‘creepy’ videos emerge instructing men how to REMOVE the filter and reveal users’ nearly-nude images | Daily Mail (2021)
- VIRAL: Hot Take on Silhouette Challenge | Facebook (2021)
2020 & Prior
- Black churches have lagged in moving online during the pandemic – reaching across generational lines could help | Yahoo News (2020)
- Is My Living In Vain: The Musical & Social Legacy of The Clark Sisters | Essence (2020)
- A Young Girl Tried To Diminish Aretha Franklin’s Legacy…It Didn’t End Well | Madame Noire (2020)
- Ayesha Curry Isn’t A “Pick Me” Because She Doesn’t Want Women Throwing Themselves At Her Husband | Madame Noire (2019)
- Twitter is Dragging Ayesha Curry for Saying Her Husband’s Groupies Make Her Insecure | SheKnows (2019)
- Ayesha Curry Details Intrusive Fan Moments On ‘Red Table Talk’ | Vibe (2019)
- VIRAL: Hot Take on Billy Porter & the 2019 Academy Awards Red Carpet | Facebook (2019)
- Meet D. Danyelle Thomas of Unfit Christian in Sylvan Hills | VoyageATL (2019)
- Rae Carruth Is Free. But Patriarchy Has Us All Locked Up. | Rewire.News (2018)
- Pastor at Aretha Franklin Funeral Stirs Controversy with Eulogy | NBC News (2018)
- Black People Are the Most Religious People In America, But What Are They Getting Out Of It? | Atlanta Black Star (2018)
- Why More Young Black People Are Trading In Church for African Spirituality | Splinter (2017)
- 33 Online Communities for All Types of Quirky, Black People | Quirktastic (2017)
- Tired Of Being Single? Try These 4 Things | Huffington Post (2016)
- The Problem with Allowing Your Friends to be Your Side Chicks | xoNecole (2016)
Live Events
- Beaucoup Hoodoo Festival | Beaucoup Hoodoo (2023)
- The Evolving Black Church: Innovative Practices for the Future | Yale University (2023)
- Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference (2023)
- From the Black Pool of Genius | Artist Initiative for Revolution (AIR) (2023)
- Black Queer Christianities Panel | Queen’s College (2022)
- Let The Church Say Amen: Is the Black Church Hurting Black Liberation? | We Push Black (2022)
- Interfaith Speaker Series: African American Millennials and Faith | Charleston Interreligious Council (2021)
- Is My Living In Vain: The Musical & Social Legacy of The Clark Sisters | Essence (2020)
- Faith Over Fiction: The Gathering x Unfit Christian | Unfit Christian
- Where Is My Dream?: Roundtable Discussions on Why Millennials are Choosing God over Church | New Life Presbyterian Church (2020)
- gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (2019)
- Big Sh!t Poppin: An Unfit Christian Vision Party | Unfit Christian (2019)
- Anticipation & Celebration | Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (2018)
Podcast Interviews & Features
- Keep at Arm’s Length with D. Danyelle Thomas | The Raceless Gospel (2022)
- Misogyny in The Church: A Woman’s Perspective | Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality S5 E10 (2021)
- Purity Culture is Ruining Your Love Life feat. Danyelle Thomas of Unfit Christian | Listen to Your Single Friend (2021)
- CEO Therapy: When Crisis Disrupts Your Faith w/The Unfit Christian | Think Like a Thought Leader with Courtney Bowden (2020)
- Yo’ Daddy is the Milkman and Other Complicated Legacies (feat. D. Danyelle Thomas) | The Brown Liquor Report Ep. 166 (2020)
- Gospel #ForTheCulture | Unfit Christian (2019 – Present)
- S1E11 – “I’m Tired of This Church” | Demetria L. Lucas’ Ratchet & Respectable (2019)
- S1E25 – Jubril Agoro | Rants & Randomness with Luvvie Ajayi (2019)
- S3E12 – D. Danyelle Thomas | AIJCast (2017)
- Ep. 87: The Unfit Christian (feat. D. Danyelle Thomas) | The Brown Liquor Report (2017)
- Unfit Christian with D. Danyelle Thomas | Faith Uncut (2017)
- Jesus Loves Hoes, This I Know with @UnfitChristian | Talk it Out Podcast (2017)
Videos
- Black Queer Christianities | Queen’s University (2022)
- gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (2019)
- Black Women Will ALWAYS Save the Day | Unfit Christian (2017)
- 4 Things Every Woman Should Learn from Cardi B | Unfit Christian (2017)
LAST UPDATED: 01/05/2025
