Camara Jones talks about race and racism using allegories

January 24, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

At a Ted talk at Emory University, Dr. Camara Jones talks about race, the construction of racial categories and how it impacts the ways in which we interpret our appearance and existence in the world through allegory. She deconstructs race and racism and in so doing, strips it of its power and influence, leaving the […]

Who does race say that I am?

January 22, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Race has a lot to say about you and me, “us” and “them.” This social construct tells us who we are and will be, where to go and where we are not welcome, whether we are in or out, center or margin. Race tells us where we belong and when. A director of our society, […]

King’s last speech: “I’ve been to the mountaintop”

January 15, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I am glad that I have a dream. Persons have said one way or another keep on dreaming, dismissing the possibility of this promised land of citizens who are not judged based on the (social) color of their skin. And I will. I will keep on dreaming like so many others before me. Perhaps, you […]

Race: How do you see it?

January 14, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

~ An author unknown Colored people. Do we really see beige, black, brown, red, yellow, and white people? By this, I mean, do you see persons who’s skin is physically colored this way living with you, walking past you, standing in line or behind the counter at the grocery store? If the answer is no and I […]

The theology of race

January 10, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Why I am so adamant when it comes to my position on race and its position behind me? Why can’t race represent me or introduce me? Why do its prejudices not speak for my neighbor, the stranger or the immigrant? Why can’t its stereotypes inform my understanding of human beings? I’m glad that you asked. […]

The Raceless Gospel

Category: Race and Identity