For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
We have talked about the social construct of race, its meaning and implications for our lives for years. Now, I think that it is time for us to not only acknowledge our complicity, name our experience and challenge the lies that we have been told based on the social construct of race but to confess […]
Read MoreThe election season is almost over and we’ve seen more changes than winter, spring, summer and fall combined. We can’t prepare for it. We can’t plan for it. Exhausted by the debates and the news reports that follow, I think that I am experiencing political fatigue. I am counting down the days until it’s over. […]
Read MoreBeyond black and white. It is the title of a popular book by Manning Marable. He begins his introduction this way: “Black and white. As long as I can remember, the fundamentally defining feature in my life, and the lives of my family, was the stark reality of race. Angular and unforgiving, race was […]
Read MoreA powerful public service announcement about police brutality was released a few days ago by Harry Belafonte’s sankofa.org. Notable faces are against the wall, reminding viewers that it can happen to any one. Let’s continue the conversation on police brutality and why we remain hard- pressed to find answers. Think about it as if you […]
Read MoreAnother 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 […]
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The Raceless Gospel 