For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“Unhealed history repeats itself.” ~ Russ Parker, Healing Wounded History: Reconciling People and Restoring Places I hate “Black History Month” and I am so glad that it’s over. Gasp. Before you deduce that I lack an appreciation for the struggles of my ancestors, that I am too young to understand the sufferings that were endured, […]
Read MoreSometimes, you just have to have the courage to say it. That is all of the doing that it takes. You don’t have to leave your house or even get out of bed. Just wake up and say it. It does not require a lot of energy; you just need to make an effort. Open […]
Read MoreToday marks two years since I began The Daily Race. While I wasn’t sure of what my writings would amount to or even what I was attempting to articulate initially, I am so glad that I decided to begin this journey. It was certainly a relief to say what I had been thinking for so long: […]
Read MoreI am praying for all of us “good, racist people,” for the strength to try again when it seems that there is nothing more to talk about, to forgive again when we are tired of being offended, to hope again when healthy relationships with persons of other cultures seems impossible after reading Ta-nehisi Coates op- […]
Read MoreWhy can’t God be socially colored black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige? Why can’t we have color- coded theologies? They are an expression of our experience, we argue. But, these theologies are rooted in our experiences with each other not God. The God of blackness/ whiteness/ redness/ brownness/ yellowness/ beigeness is not the God of […]
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The Raceless Gospel 