For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
I am devastated by the news of the execution of two New York City police officers, Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, at the hands of Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who later was found dead of an apparent suicide. What are we doing? How did we get here? Why is this even a potential response to our concerns about police […]
Read MoreMy family and I were out at a local Chipotle restaurant and I saw a European American police officer standing in line. I had the unction to hug a police officer last week while standing in line at Panera Bread. I questioned myself and his potential reaction. While I was questioning the impulse, he walked […]
Read MoreThe Christian Century initiates a conversation for pastors of predominately “white” congregations to talk about racial violence in general and Ferguson specifically in an article titled “How pastors talk about Ferguson.” C. Browning Helsel offers “A Word to the Whites: Preaching about Racism in White Congregations,” challenging those who identify as socially colored white to consider […]
Read MoreBaptist News Global has asked me to write a monthly column for their “Perspectives” page and I have accepted. Of course. I am so grateful to the editor, Robert Dilday and the staff for the opportunity to share my perspective on the social construct of race and its intersections as it relates to our Christian […]
Read More“The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child will lead them.” ~ Isaiah 11.6 The Old Testament prophet Isaiah is writing about the peaceful kingdom wherein historical and sworn enemies share the same habitat, the same […]
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