Hope doesn’t make racism go away

March 2, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Persons are still dying due to racialized violence at the hands of police officers, a self- serving economy that spoon feeds the rich its profits, a deadly healthcare system that has a history of mistreating bodies socially colored black and brown in the name of scientific discovery, intentional segregation that ensures communities do not have […]

Counting to Ten: The Raceless Gospel celebrates its tenth anniversary!

February 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Most folks wouldn’t touch race with a ten foot pole but I feel drawn to it. I started this blog and this journey with you ten years ago on an Ash Wednesday. Back then, it was called The Daily Race. Name changed and seasons changed but I have kept on writing. The words have only […]

Under Normal Circumstances: The Normalization of “white” Mob Violence

February 10, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Along with millions of other Americans who work in Washington, D.C., I was warned of the Trump voters who would be coming to the city. We all knew that they were coming. Trump told us that they would be en route if the presidential election didn’t go his way. It was a planned gathering, invitations […]

Who you callin’ a Jezebel?: SBC Pastors use the stereotype to describe VP Kamala Harris

February 9, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

I was thirteen years old when Queen Latifah, an American hip hop artist and actress, asked, “Who you callin’ a b—?” It was 1993 and the song was titled “U.N.I.T.Y.” It was the year after I had become a Christian. I had “given my life to him” and the church mothers had taken away any […]

When We Talk About Race: Common Misconceptions

February 1, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

I love to talk about race. It is a practice of discipleship; I pick up my cross with race nailed down to it. I love to drag race. For me, it is normal, natural and healthy. Talking about race, what it has done to me and to Christianity help me to expel its toxins. I […]