Back Talk with Dr. Maisha Handy
“Taking Up Space in the Age of Ice”
in conversation with Pastor David Black & Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 @ 4pm
via McCormick Facebook Live & MTS Website

In a time when fear, enforcement, and shrinking public space define the American landscape, Back Talk returns with a timely and courageous conversation:
What does it mean to take up sacred space in the age of ICE?

In this new episode, Dr. Maisha Handy welcomes two spiritual leaders who don’t just talk justice — they live it in the streets, sanctuaries, and systems that shape our lives.

Together, they will explore:

• What it means to take up public, spiritual, and prophetic space when that space is being actively policed, surveilled, or denied

• How churches, clergy, and communities can resist erasure and reclaim space as sites of belonging, disruption, and liberation

• How leadership on the margins invites not just safety—but radical courage, embodiment, and imagination

🎙️ Mark your calendar and make sure to watch this bold conversation about embodiment, sanctuary, and the spiritual cost of being visible.