For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” | Rosa Parks “There’s a lot of racism in this country disguised as patriotism.” |Colin Kaepernick The NBA’s Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum sent an email on Friday reminding its players that they are required to stand during the national anthem. But, they […]
Read MoreAt a recent campaign rally in Alabama, the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, called African American football players who kneeled during the national anthem “sons of b—.” Who he was endorsing and for what position is irrelevant now. His candidate lost but a kind of radical patriotism has gained newfound momentum and energy. Political pundits […]
Read MoreDuring my junior year of high school, I couldn’t bring myself to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I had been following the footnotes on African American history for awhile now as the history unit only addressed slavery and a few key leaders from the Civil Rights Movement. The end read more like “to be continued” because there was no happily […]
Read MoreRecently, I was talking to a man named Garrett, who I think identifies as a Christian. He took issue with a recent article published by Relevant magazine that posed the question, “Should Pastors Who Don’t Speak Up About Racism Resign?” It is an interesting question in light of the recent resignation of Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, a […]
Read MoreRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a pastor, civil rights leader and martyr, said this in 1958, “A fifth point concerning nonviolent resistance is that it avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him.” Jagmeet […]
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The Raceless Gospel 