For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
A recent Washington Post article titled “Why white people need to see the searing new African American Museum” featured the image of Mamie Till leaning over her fourteen year old son, Emmett Till’s casket. After he was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered during a visit with relatives who lived in the South, Till decided to have an […]
Read MoreI don’t know what to say or even where to begin. I am tired of seeing Dr. King quotes about the meaning of a riot and the power of love on social media. Don’t ask me, “Where do we go from here?” because I don’t know. I am also not in the mood for questions. […]
Read MoreAlicia Keys, along with other celebrities, have offered a video as a public service announcement. I weep. What kind of public have we created if this is the announcement? Due to the national attention garnered by yet another and another police- involved shooting that resulted in the death of an African American, there has been increased discussion […]
Read MoreI woke up this morning to another frightening but familiar video. I’ve seen this one before but I don’t stop it. I cannot look away. Though the names of those involved are different, the outcome is the same– another African American dead and police officers on paid administrative leave while we await the results of a […]
Read MoreMore than a chant or a hash tag, it cannot be argued that Black Lives Matter is a movement, putting pressure on social structures that continue to value some lives more than others. Eerily similar to the declaration “I am a man” made during the Civil Rights Movement, I, along with so many others, cannot […]
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The Raceless Gospel 