For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Today is the ninth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). This year’s theme is “How We Heal” and seeks to address the effects of racism. Working to create a sense of belonging and shared connection, participants are invited to learn about each other’s backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. The theme comes from the president and […]
Read MoreYou’re invited! Tell them I sent you. It’s a one- day conference, a virtual event, and an opportunity to imagine a world without racism. My colleagues and I all think that it requires a future without race. In a world where the concept of “race” continues to permeate our societies and shape our perceptions, the […]
Read MoreSee Laken Riley run. See the nursing student fight for her life for seventeen minutes while jogging through the woods at the University of Georgia. A United Nations report found that last year, over 51,000 women and girls around the world were killed by a family member or an intimate partner. This number does not include strangers […]
Read MoreGrab a towel. I am calling for a come-to-Jesus meeting. You could say it’s an intervention. The North American church needs help desegregating, as there remain black and white churches. Put away from me your community days and pulpit swaps, your website’s stock photos of “diversity” and church signs with the obligatory message: “All are […]
Read MoreAs the fifth season of The Raceless Gospel podcast ends, I look at my hands and wonder how it came to this. How did it end up costing so much? I’m not talking about dollars and cents, but something pricier. I had to tell more truths than I budgeted for. Each episode was taxing and seemingly asking […]
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