The dash cam video of the October 20, 2014 shooting of 17 year old Mr. Laquan McDonald was released last night. While there is no record of the sound of their interactions, the results are the same. This time, an African American male is shot 16 times. Sixteen times… He had a knife in his hand […]
The Southern Baptist Convention is being accused of racial bias in its evangelism and outreach efforts. The members of the Black Lives Matter movement bumped heads with the group at the Nov. 16-18 gathering of the Collegiate Church Planting Collaborative. Protestors chanted “All souls matter” to point out an alleged lack of diversity at the meeting. To read […]
The American Values Survey was released yesterday. Conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, the yearly survey reports that Americans are anxious about a lot of things. The Religion News Service highlighted the findings and they are scary. Apparently, we are worried about money, race, religion, specifically Islam and immigration especially in terms of the […]
The unthinkable has happened. While there is talk that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai, Egypt last month was due to a bomb placed onboard by terrorists, it has been confirmed that ISIS or ISIL has taken the lives of 129 people and many more have been injured due to multiple attacks in Paris, […]
For a few days now, I have been mulling over the various meanings and interpretations of post- racial– not only for me but for others. I want to continue to think about what the idea, the ideal and the aspiration of a post- racial society means. J. Kameron Carter, an Associate Professor in Systematic Theology […]