For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Another day, another police officer-involved shooting. These national tragedies are happening with frightening regularity. So much so that we don’t need narration; we know the end from the beginning: “He had a gun.” “I felt that my life was in danger.” “He looks like a bad dude.” Release his mug shot. Talk about his past […]
Read More“We must constantly and critically explain the purpose, perversity and persistence of race as a relatively new category in modern history if we are to address racism effectively.” ~ David Roediger, How Race Survived U.S. History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon I am reminded often of the importance of this daily call […]
Read MoreIn cases of police brutality, it is often commented that these police officers who abuse their power and exert force unwarranted, unmatched and unprovoked are a few bad apples. We are told that these are isolated incidents and not the norm. It is repeated that the majority of police officers are here “to serve and protect.” […]
Read MoreA recent Washington Post article titled “Why white people need to see the searing new African American Museum” featured the image of Mamie Till leaning over her fourteen year old son, Emmett Till’s casket. After he was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered during a visit with relatives who lived in the South, Till decided to have an […]
Read MoreI don’t know what to say or even where to begin. I am tired of seeing Dr. King quotes about the meaning of a riot and the power of love on social media. Don’t ask me, “Where do we go from here?” because I don’t know. I am also not in the mood for questions. […]
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The Raceless Gospel 