The ruminations of an ex- colored woman
America’s citizens are divided, nearly split down the middle when it comes to politics, our perspective on any number of issues and the current president. Red and Blue States, there are no signs of anyone waving a white flag. No signs of surrender. No middle ground, there are only two sides. Pick one. Some persons […]
Read More“I swear to the Lord I still can’t see Why Democracy means Everybody but me.” | Langston Hughes Nobody represents me. We can only represent ourselves and even then, we may not show up—even with our hands in and up. We are always running behind, stuck in societal traffic and unable to move beyond […]
Read More“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” | Toni Morrison “Who do you think you are?” “Why are you here?” “Where do you think you’re going?” “How did you get this position?” “What […]
Read MoreIt’s January 15th. He was born today but I don’t feel like celebrating. Instead, I have entered this day kicking and screaming. I know it’s his party but I can cry if I want to. Arms folded. Keep your invitations, your black- tie events. I don’t have or want or need a dress for this. […]
Read MoreThis week, I began a Doctor of Ministry program at a local seminary in Washington, D.C. The first class was on the politics of the church. Today, during a lunch break , I decided to leave campus to eat. I had packed a lunch with a few of my favorites to include a turkey sandwich […]
Read MoreWhat is it that we see in race that we cannot see apart from it? Why do we prefer to get closer to it than to ourselves? This literal carnal identity, we are known by our skin. It is the way of the world. It is the way things are people remind me. No other […]
Read More“In the decades before the American Revolution, merchants and planters became not just the benefactors of colonial society but its new masters. Slaveholders became college presidents. The wealth of the traders determined the locations and decided the fates of colonial schools. Profits from the sale and purchase of human beings paid for campuses and swelled […]
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