For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Space for Grace. It is a national gathering hosted by the American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). There has been national attention placed on the shootings in sacred places of worship and the increased tensions between communities after accusations of police misconduct and brutality. While the focus must remain there, let’s make space for grace, for […]
Read MoreLet me begin by saying that this is not a suggestion or even advice. I am only going to write the obvious truth that we choose to ignore. We really do know better. And while our reasons vary as to why we continue to lift up the social construct of race as a source of […]
Read MoreThe repeated incidents of police brutality have turned up the volume on conversations about race and racism. It is no longer whispered about as reporters cue recordings from body and dashboard board cameras of interactions, heightened altercations and ultimately the death of unarmed African American men and women. It is a news cycle that makes me […]
Read MoreRace has the power to silence us. Whatever the reason- boredom, distraction, guilt, shame, ignorance, apathy or exhaustion- we stop talking about race. We change with the news cycle and move on to the next story. Because the conversation is so sad, so taxing, so difficult. It hurts too much. It’s scary. It will take […]
Read More“Hi. I’m white. You’re black. Let’s be friends.” This kind of introduction is too simple and superficial. It’s also not realistic. Relationships that begin or are connected to one’s racial identity will ultimately lack true feeling and are not rooted in reality but stuck in social temperatures that could go up or down, depending on […]
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The Raceless Gospel 