Confederate. It’s the title of a potential new series on HBO. An idea from the creators of the wildly popular (I hear) Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss want… Read more “No ‘Confederate’”
Category: Race and History
A 3- Minute Lesson on Race
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… Read more “A 3- Minute Lesson on Race”
Charleston: A Sign up Sheet
The details of the shooting in Charleston at the historic Emanuel AME Church continue to unfold. We had a picture of the suspect and his car. Then,… Read more “Charleston: A Sign up Sheet”
Bridges
Today, persons will remember the historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that occurred fifty years ago on Sunday, March 7, 1965. Already a movie, Selma will… Read more “Bridges”
Five facts about the life of race
Race is a modern invention of the European Enlightenment: “European Enlightenment thinkers retained the Greek ideal of reason, as well as this reason’s categorical function of discriminating… Read more “Five facts about the life of race”
#IMarchFor
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which… Read more “#IMarchFor”
Making “Black” History
Today officially begins the celebration of “Black History Month” and with it, a host of special programs that remind older viewers and inform younger ones of the… Read more “Making “Black” History”
Was I Even Here?
I love history. I love the past because of the lessons that can be learned, the experiences that can be shared and the power of inspiration that transcends… Read more “Was I Even Here?”
When Race Becomes the Judge
“I would… suggest that the revelatory canon for theological evaluation of biblical androcentric traditions… cannot be derived from the Bible itself but can only be formulated in… Read more “When Race Becomes the Judge”
