For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
It is the grim anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Year 49. Please, spare me the golden anniversary celebration next year. I don’t want to hear what he could have been. “Gone too soon” does not begin to capture the depth of loss. He should not be gone at […]
Read MoreApril 1st is reserved for pranks. No serious business today. But, I thought it could also serve to remind us to not be fooled. You are more than the eyes can see. You are race-less and that’s no joke.
Read MoreI am at a meeting of clergy for three days of specialized training in interim ministry. Day one focuses on theories. On the second day, the facilitator offered a few tools and way too many personal stories. But, when we began a discussion about power and he wanted to move to his next slide, the group of mostly European Americans […]
Read MoreI know that the actions committed in the name of race are real, that is makes a believer and faithful follower out of us, that we pledge allegiance to our skin and create borders around our bodies. No race- mixing. But, race does not have a real name for me. Socially constructed, I don’t want this American […]
Read More“It shouldn’t be special when a church calls out racism and hatred. It should be the rule, not the exception.” {Tyler Jones} “We preach that the root is sin, but it’s too uncomfortable for us to call the sin by its full name: white supremacy.” {Michael Slater} Following unflinching and stern words of rebuke against the […]
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The Raceless Gospel 