The ruminations of an ex- colored woman
“You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” | James Baldwin Pushing back on society’s image of you takes strength, discipline and conviction. There is no easy way out, no clearly marked and accessible option other than the racialized ones. You will […]
Read MoreWell, Church, times have changed before we could call a business meeting or change our bylaws as the protests around the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and countless others draw a dividing line between generations. Without a committee vote or a conversation with “the powers that be,” confederate moments are […]
Read MoreRace is a rule of law. The color line is well- defined as each generation digs in their heels. “We shall not be moved.” We fold our arms and turn our backs. We turn on each other and take turns hating the other. I hate you. You hate me. We hate them. One way of […]
Read MoreRace is not a body language. It is not a form of nonverbal communication as one’s physical features do not actually communicate physical behaviors. Because there must be a bad connection as the calls are all the same. Black is bad, can’t be half bad but must be all bad, a bad apple that leaves […]
Read MoreI recently completed my final report for the Louisville Institute. These generous partners in ministry awarded me a grant to study the sociopolitical construct of race, Clarence Jordan’s Koinonia Farm and why persons fear Christian community. I visited Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia. It was Clarence’s “demonstration plot.” He would create his own world, challenging […]
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