For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Since Monday, I have been in Orlando, Florida for the American Baptist Churches, USA’s conference that serves as both an opportunity for ministry renewal if one is a pastor and an orientation for persons new to the American Baptist denomination. The theme for our week of gathering together is “Go to a New Land: Journeying […]
Read MoreWinning With Racism, an Associated Baptist Press article by Laura Rector, examines the racialized language and images of the 2012 Republican candidates and the demands it makes on our Christian identity and witness.
Read MoreSome people say, “I feel like someone’s following me.” It’s a scary, creepy feeling. There are a second set of feet that match their steps and soon their pace. But, they look behind them and they don’t see anyone.They get into their cars or close the door to their homes and breathe a sigh of […]
Read MoreWhen I talk about my experience with race and the decision to live a race-less life, persons who want to convince me of its reality and in turn, my need to accept the social identity of a “black” person often challenge me. They look as if they want to grab me by both shoulders, look […]
Read More“Black people don’t talk like that.” “White people don’t think like that.” “Red people don’t act like that.” “Yellow people don’t listen to that.” “Brown people don’t dress like that.” Beige (i.e. those socially designated as belonging to two “races” and therefore of a “mixed racial heritage”) people don’t look like that.” Who sets these […]
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The Raceless Gospel 