For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
In an article titled “Riots, Slave States, and Kool-Aid: Race Talk After the Election,” the website offers a review of some of the responses to the re-election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. May the Lord grant us peace and understanding during this time of seeming economic uncertainty and political disappointment, remembering that God’s […]
Read MoreAllan Boesak, co- author of Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism, recently brought this image to my attention. I was in attendance at Howard University’s School of Divinity’s 96th Annual Alumni Convocation for which he and Curtiss DeYoung were the guest speakers. Boesak shared with us his insights on race, South African apartheid […]
Read MoreAs reported by Crystal Wright of Townhall.com, according to the Congressional Black Caucus chairman Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, the “pride” felt regarding President Obama’s socially constructed blackness is more important than holding him accountable for failing to address the social and economic needs of African Americans. Because he’s “black,” he is excused from accountability and criticism.
Read More“He won’t be the brightest, perhaps, but he’ll be the whitest. And I’ll vote for that,” sings the Grammy award winning singer and songwriter. Randy Newman has written a song that addresses the issue of race in this presidential election and the debate over Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president. The song and […]
Read More“Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.” ~ Stanley Hauerwas Afraid. It is the best way to describe my feelings about the conversations that are taking place, the declarations being made on social media, at […]
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