“Labels are not for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.” ~ Martina Navratilova Race is not permanent; it is not written in stone but on the hearts of humanity. We need only lose faith in it, lose heart in its prejudicial convictions. Patrick Lindsay says that labels are “a one- word […]
The American racial identity is baggage. It is a bunch of small containers for our humanity that transport us to the destiny of history. Race is a round trip backward. There is so much to race, so much that we have to hold on to and positions that we cannot let go. Race is cumbersome […]
The Easter lilies are turning brown and drooping. The angels are no longer at the tomb. Jesus is not there. He is risen! He has shown himself to Mary Magdalene. And what of the cross? What do we do with it? He is not there either. We have read the Scriptures and remembered the story. […]
I wish that I had the time to share all that I read and learn with you, all of the stories– historical narratives and personal testimonies alike. I wish that you would be fully persuaded that God does not love you like race does or as race says. Perhaps, this would aid in your understanding […]
Diversity training won’t fix this. Carefully crafted apologies are absurd. Protests and candle light vigils miss the point and the greater need. I don’t want to hold hands and sing of what will be. I don’t want to reenact it, create a choreography that walks in his footsteps. And justice is not the word. I’ll […]