For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
We talk a lot about what race has done to and for us, what race is doing to and for us, how we cannot live without race, how there is no existence a part from race. What we do not talk about is what we can do to race, how we can change and certainly […]
Read MoreUnlearning race and undoing racism is hard and time- consuming work. It is a challenging work because it requires confrontation. But, wait! Before you start to clear your throat to recite what you would tell someone else about how “they” have treated you, let me interject. It requires self- confrontation. Race is always personal first. […]
Read MoreRace frustrates me for many reasons but one that I can’t seem to make sense of is the repetition. Race has not said anything new about any human being to date. And I’m tired of hearing the same old story of us versus them, the same old fears: they are going to get you or […]
Read MoreI’ve done a lot of reading on race and its progeny, on the effects of our hatreds, on the traditions of prejudice. As a child, it began as an interest, a hobby. I was naturally drawn to things that were race- related. Not dolls, miniature kitchen sets or even sports but books, movies, pictures that […]
Read MoreRelevant, adj. 1. closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand Race is not timeless. It is not a classic. It will go out of style just as soon as we, humans, stop fashioning ourselves according to the social coloring of skin. We call ourselves progressive but can’t believe that we will ever get […]
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The Raceless Gospel 