We, and by this I mean American Christians, have made race a part of our Christian faith formation, a part of what it means to be American because in order to be American, you have to be placed in a socially color- coded category. To be America is to be racialized, renamed as a red/ yellow/ brown/ beige/ […]
In the beginning, God created colored people. And the tree of knowledge was full of stereotypes and prejudices, Which we tasted of liberally. But who was the snake and what did it say to us? What was the result of our indulgence, that we now walk different paths and at different times in the cool […]
Part of my goal when writing about the race-less life is to undermine the meaning and worth of race, its practices and its ability to socially color and in turn, recreate human beings, to express a perspective that demonstrates our idolatry to race and finally to hopefully turn our eyes away from it and toward […]
To be socially colored “white” is to enter a world where one is perceived to be godlike in appearance and ability. Before opening one’s mouth, it is believed that one has the answers and is the solution. “You are the right person. You are just the person that we’ve been looking for.” Before one has done anything, one inherits […]