Race Fact #26: Thomas Jefferson On Race

“I advance it therefore as a suspicion only, the the blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are inferior to the whites in endowments both of body and mind.” ~ Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, 1785

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Race Fact #24: Why Race Remains Prevalent

Race continues as a prevalent means by which we identify ourselves because we do not find it important enough or of a pressing necessity to meet who we really are.  We have no interest in and no desire to change our status from stranger to self.

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“Hello. My name is…”

My family and I recently visited a state that shall remain nameless and after being introduced to a European American woman in her early to mid- forties who would be serving us during our weekend stay, she felt compelled to share with me that there was only one “colored person” in her school “all the […]

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The Real ‘Big Brother’

“He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” ~ Colossians 1.15, NRSV Named for the fictional character in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty- Four, the CBS reality television show “Big Brother” is now under surveillance after comments from cast members spark discussions on social media on white privilege and overt […]

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