Marcie Alvis-Walker is an author and curator of the popular Instagram handle @blackcoffeewithwhitefriends, which focuses on race, theology, and current events with a companion blog of the same name. She is also the writer and creator of Black-Eyed Bible Stories, a Substack newsletter and podcast focused on Black Womanist readings of the Bible.  In her debut book,  Everybody Come Alive: A Memoir In Essays, Marcie explores intersectionality, diversity, and inclusion in our spiritual lives. In her coming-of-age journey, Marcie touches on the bittersweet pain and joy of what it takes to become a person who embraces being Black, a woman, and holy in America. In this vulnerable conversation Marcie shares more of her deeply personal story with her own mother’s journey with…