Our goal with this site is to challenge people to think about their faith and relationship with God. We want to answer questions that are real and relevant in the African-American community.

How to Submit
We welcome unique submissions and queries for Not Your Mama's Religion. All submissions can be made here. All submissions must include complete info and author bio. We assume all rights for any submission and will publish accepted entries at our discretion. Payment is publication and our many thanks. We reserve the right to edit, accept or reject any entry for any reason.

What to Write

• We're looking for articles that focus on Christianity from an African-American perspective. We favor the practical over the philosophical, though we will consider philosophical entries.
  
• Our audience ranges in age from high school students to thirty-somethings, so keep that in mind as you write.
• We prefer a personal, conversational tone.
• Length is dependent on the topic. Some entries can be as short as a single paragraph or even sentence if that's all it warrants. Others can be much longer, though the content needs to justify the length. As a rule, shorter, bite-size content is better.
• Read several months worth of archives to get a feel for the type of topics we cover and how we cover them. Be aware of what's been covered in the past—we only like to repeat topics if there's a new angle or twist to consider.

Mechanics

• All submission should conform professional writing standards.
• We'll accept entries of any length, though shorter entries usually work better. Longer entries must have subheads and bulleted lists when appropriate.
• Include any relevant links to outside sites or other NYMR entries as well as any necessary hat tips (we like to give 'link via xxx' credit when possible and appropriate). Give credit where credit is due. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
• Include appropriate HTML tags if you know them. It will make us happy :)
  
• Let us know if you have graphics to accompany your post and we will contact you to obtain them.
• We often break entries that are more than a few paragraphs into the entry and extended entry. If you're writing a longer piece keep that in mind and look for a good place to break up the entry, usually after the first few paragraphs.