For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Today marks day six at the Chautauqua Institution and I have never wanted a “learning vacation” to be over so quickly. Joy is found in the mere thought of packing and leaving. The racist incidents and remarks continue to mount as we have learned that we will not be talking with the leadership about it […]
Read MoreI saw evil today, in old and wrinkled bodies They were panting but still breathing Still willing to give it voice Now at the end of life, I don’t understand the need for allegiance Still talking in search of youthful ears to live on in Still talking despite all that has been said that […]
Read MoreI think about race a lot. Not in the hopeless, self- defeating, all is lost and woe is me because “the white man’s foot is on my neck”, “this happened because I am black” kind of a way. But, I think about race a lot when it comes to the practice of the Christian faith […]
Read MoreI hate lies. There is no progress in them. They keep us in the same place. Lies are cyclical and telling them does nothing to advance our position, increase our understanding or elevate our level of awareness, whether personal, physical, social, spiritual or otherwise. In fact, maintaining a lie ensures that change in any form […]
Read MoreI am often asked to explain how it is at all possible to live a race-less life. “It’s who you are,” some say, pointing to their own social privileges to suggest that I too must accept the social powerlessness of blackness in order to truly understand my life as an American. “It is who we are,” others […]
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The Raceless Gospel 