Preaching like a girl

Race is not the only box that society suggests we come in but there are those who would box up the woman because of her gender.  There are those who still believe that her hands are only useful in the kitchen and that she has no place, no business outside of the home.  It is […]

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The Truth You Already Know

Let me begin by saying that this is not a suggestion or even advice.  I am only going to write the obvious truth that we choose to ignore.  We really do know better. And while our reasons vary as to why we continue to lift up the social construct of race as a source of […]

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Praying Unbelief

My spiritual life is sustained by prayer.  I would have no relationship with God apart from my praying life.  It is the daily conversation with God that strengthens my love and devotion, affirms my convictions and bond with God.  Without prayer, there would be no believing. I believe in God and so I talk to […]

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Creator of Color

I remain flabbergasted by the fact that race determines so much of our lives, that we have given it so much meaning, that we have given it so much of our meaning.  The social coloring of skin tells us who we are, what we can do and what we mean.  But, not only that.  Race […]

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View From the Top of the Box

I have been thinking about why I think the way that I do about race.  I am well- read on the historical origins of the social construct of race and current practice of its progeny, here being prejudice, stereotypes, white privilege and racial profiling.  I hear the stories and have been a part of my […]

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