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Behind the Book: When We Talk to God by Sharifa Stevens
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- Truth's Table
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- Jul 26, 2025
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- 3261
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Summary
Episode Description: Truth’s Table is back with another Behind the Book Episode! Ekemini and Christina are delighted to sit at the table with Sharifa Stevens, author of When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women. This episode is full of laughs and authenticity, which reflects the emotional range of Sharifa’s book. Sistas, join us at the table! Learn more about our guest: Sharifa Stevens is a writer, poet, speaker, and singer. She is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, born and raised in New York, and currently resides with her family in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Columbia University in New York with a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies before earning a master’s in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sharifa aspires to use writing as a vehicle that moves readers to intersect with the sacred and the honest. She co-authored Only Light Can Do That and contributed to the books Vindicating the Vixens , Rally , and Lecrae’s upcoming Set Me Free . Sharifa is married to a Renaissance man and is a mother to two lively boys. Purchase When We Talk to God here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-we-talk-to-god-prayers-and-poems-for-black-women-sharifa-stevens/21627562?ean=9781400249688&next=t Support Truth’s Table: Buy our book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://truthstable.com/book Support Truth’s Table: Buy our book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://truthstable.com/book Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands