For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Dear God of Moses, a murderer and a leader of the people of Israel, I pray for my neighbor, George Zimmerman, that you would grant him safe sanctuary in Your hands. You are the refuge for us all– kindred and stranger, victim and perpetrator, suspicious and known, ally and enemy, us and them. I pray that no one […]
Read MoreWe believe that we are born into race and behave as if we are preprogrammed by it, predisposed to being racially motivated. We wouldn’t hate or stereotype or segregate or kill if the person had not been black/ white/ red/ yellow/ brown/ beige. If they had only been different, if they had only been the […]
Read More“So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you go on limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but Baal, then follow him.’” ~ I Kings 18.20-21, New Revised Standard Version […]
Read MoreAfter returning from church this afternoon, my husband and I grabbed a blanket and found our favorite spots on the couch in order to watch Meet The Press. “Because if it’s Sunday, it’s Meet The Press.” The opening theme was “Race in America” and its roundtable discussed the nation’s emotional reaction to the Trayvon Martin […]
Read MoreTrayvon Martin. I can’t seem to stop thinking about him and neither can millions of people across the United States and around the world. The President of the United States of America said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin,” the members of the Miami Heat, Marian Wright Edelman of the […]
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The Raceless Gospel 