No, this will not be about Beyonce’s new “Formation” video or its continued controversy. If you are interested in a really thoughtful, perhaps too thoughtful interpretation of the song, click here. If not, keep reading. We talk a lot about what race says about us and others. What we do not discuss as much are […]
Deadlines from seemingly every area of my life and stormy weather present a dual problem as to timeliness and motivation. While this was not on my list of things to do, I simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this article with you. Published by the Huffington Post, “See Racism. See John See Racism. […]
How do you feel? How do experience your self, your life and that of others? How do you know that it is real and exact and true? And how can you feel when race gets in between us and our skin? Talk about getting under our skin. Race separates us from our bodies and picks […]
I know the story of race but I am not the storyteller. I know the history of racism but I am not the historian. I have had the experiences of prejudice and stereotyping but I am not their victim. I know the world but I am not a citizen. I do not belong in a […]
I think about race and its absence in the presence of our humanity every day. I pray for wisdom and ways to communicate the absolute certainty that God did not create us to be judged by the social coloring of our skin. I have heard this message loud and clear from God. Now, I cannot […]