Category: Prejudice

Race According to Fred Sanford

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I woke up this morning at 5:42 a.m. at least that’s what my clock said.  There’s only one problem; I’m not an early riser— at least not on the weekend.  I’ve been resetting things all morning, including my internet.  It seems that last night’s storm, knocked out the power in our apartment.  It’s currently 10:14 […]

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It’s All About How You Look At It

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  Recently, my husband and I wanted to break from our normal routine and add another restaurant to those we would frequent in the District.  Named for Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown, Eatonville was established in 2009 and is near Busboys and Poets on 14th and U Streets.  The restaurants are strategically placed near each other as a […]

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The Social Position of Color

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Get Back (Black, Brown and White) Big Bill Broonzy. Chicago, 8. November 1951 This little song that I’m singin’ about, People, you all know that it’s true, If you’re black and gotta work for livin’, Now, this is what they will say to you, They says: “If you was white, You’s alright, If you was […]

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Was Racism in the Fine Print?

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I think about race a lot.  Not in the hopeless, self- defeating, all is lost and woe is me because “the white man’s foot is on my neck”, “this happened because I am black” kind of a way.  But, I think about race a lot when it comes to the practice of the Christian faith […]

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