Category: Race and Culture

Where will Chicago go from here?

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The dash cam video of the October 20, 2014 shooting of 17 year old Mr. Laquan McDonald was released last night.  While there is no record of the sound of their interactions, the results are the same.  This time, an African American male is shot 16 times.  Sixteen times… He had a knife in his hand […]

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J. Kameron Carter on “Post- Racial Blues”

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For a few days now, I have been mulling over the various meanings and interpretations of post- racial– not only for me but for others.  I want to continue to think about what the idea, the ideal and the aspiration of a post- racial society means.  J. Kameron Carter, an Associate Professor in Systematic Theology […]

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The Gospel and Racial Reconcilation

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This year’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Leadership Summit featured author Trillia Newbell.  Her book United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity is discussed and she offers practical steps for reconciliation in relationship.

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A 3- Minute Lesson on Race

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You’ve got time for this class and it is brought to you by Jenée Desmond Harris.  It is a lesson that must be learned and that bears repeating.  Harris starts from the beginning of race and no, she does not begin in the book of Genesis.  Lie #1 struck down.  Race is not that old. […]

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“The Post- Racial America Alert System”

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It comes from the Department of Post- Racial America and is used to assure us that “race is a thing of the past.”  It’s a clever video and certainly offers another way to look at the incidents of police- related deaths involving unarmed African American men and women against the hope of a post- racial […]

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