For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
This New York Times article really needs no introduction. Roxane Gay has thoughtfully and exceptionally written in response to the recent murders of both Mr. Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion. The connections made are striking and leave no one untouched. I hope that her words contribute to our ongoing conversations on the social construct […]
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 MoreThe news reporting is the same. Same angles, views and I suspect that is the same pencil used to sketch and draw the same conclusions. The words used to describe race relations remains unchanged: allies and hate mongers, race cards and race baiting, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation. We reach conclusions that are the same as before. […]
Read MoreRace hurts. Believing that I or you are a problem causes pain because people love people. This perspective suggests that the world is not perfect because of my presence or yours. And we spend much of our time together or apart talking about ways to rid ourselves of “you people.” But, what if race is […]
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 […]
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The Raceless Gospel 