In my view, Fani Willis marred Black History Month this past February. Despite celebrating progress and African American icons, we endured the embarrassment of witnessing Willis on the stand. An educated, professional attorney testified to an affair with a married employee in her own office, hired by Willis. To worsen matters, she tried to excuse it with lies, mentioned drinking Grey Goose, and echoed 1980s “I’m an independent woman that don’t need a man” nonsense – it felt like watching BET after dark.
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump suggested ruling within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis due to a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor.
After days of excruciating testimony, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard arguments about whether Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade constitutes a conflict of interest, potentially forcing them off one of four criminal cases against the former president.
Willis, who brought charges against Donald Trump and co-defendants related to alleged 2020 election interference, received a “Black History Achievement Award” from Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church in Atlanta.
How does this behavior align with Black excellence or “good” Black history? Dr. Sherwin Jack, pastor of Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church, should be ashamed and have his ministry ordination revoked. This is why many believe the Black church has sold out, not serving the community’s interests. In 2024, we still identify heavily with our downtrodden state rather than deliverance and the righteousness of God.
Since when does the church honor secret rendezvous for drunken adultery? Politicians make it a tradition to seek acceptance of sin in the Black church instead of the forgiveness of God. The Bible says in John 8:7-11, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” Yet, we forget that Jesus told the woman at the well, “Go and sin no more.” We seem to favor the first verse over the last, but that’s not what God intended.
We’ve made a mockery of the Black church, identifying with sin due to our grievous history, instead of uplifting ourselves in Black excellence and divine righteousness. It’s as if we think we can’t achieve that, always playing the victim and not setting the proper example for the next generation. No wonder church attendance has dropped in the Black church; the Pew Research Center notes 49% of Black millennials and 46% of Black Gen-Zers report they “rarely” or “never” attend religious services. God’s salvation hasn’t worked for us and is taken for granted by sinners like Fani Willis to excuse sinful behavior. Dr. Jack should know this is not of God, and as a supposed man of God, he shouldn’t accept this behavior, let alone give an award for it. This is an embarrassment for this year’s Black History Month and not an example of what the Black community should accept as Black excellence.
