I wonder what our lives would be like if those who are privileged by race would deny these social entitlements. What change could be brought about if when persons are offered a pass, a perk, a protection or the benefit of doubt, they would reject it? How might we be challenged if we did not accept what we did not earn, if we […]
If we are to overpower race, then we must change our position. Race is not ahead of us; instead, we are creating and re- creating race. So often is the case that what we create ends up controlling us. See all things technology. We forget that we are the molders and shapers, that we are […]
There are so many stories that involve the social construct of race that if I didn’t have a full- time job, reporting on them would be. But, merely talking about the stories, sharing this kind of news is not enough. I would only get caught up in the news cycle. Going around and around until unable […]
What motivates and inspires me in this sacred work is the unconscious idolatry practiced, the investment of belief, the gut- level faithfulness exhibited toward race in the practice of the Christian faith. I have been called to separate race from God, to erase the color line in our churches and to do the groundwork for the ministry of reconciliation. I […]
I don’t like the social coloring of your skin. I don’t like the way that it makes me feel. Why are you not like me? I don’t like your hair. I don’t know what I would do with it. I can’t put my finger on it. Can I touch it? I don’t like your eyes; […]