Overview

• Joel Webbon made the remarks on a September 8 Right Response Ministries podcast, urging white parents to give their children “the talk” about avoiding certain people and places.
• A clip posted by Right Wing Watch on X surpassed 1 million views by Wednesday after the episode was uploaded by Webbon’s ministry.
• Webbon framed the guidance by citing a recent stabbing in Charlotte and said his warning did not apply to Black congregants he knows personally.
• He leads Covenant Bible Church in the Austin area and founded Right Response Ministries, and his record includes 2023 comments preferring a white doctor and questioning women’s voting rights.
• Rice University scholar Michael Emerson called the “30 times” claim irresponsible and unsupported, as Webbon engaged with supportive right-leaning figures including the Hodgetwins.