For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“Everything has its place and there is a place for everything.” This is one of my favorite expressions. I love order and those who know me can testify that I live a very orderly and structured life. I love lists and almost more than checking off each item, I love writing down the things that […]
Read MoreDid you know that “the structure of human hair was considered as a possible index to race?” “Blumenbach attempted to classify race by their hair but discovered that peoples who resembled one another respects differed so much in their hair structure that no racial system of classification was possible.” Thomas F. Gossett, Race: The History […]
Read MoreBrad Paisley and L.L. Cool J attempt to talk about race and race relations in the song “Accidental Racist” and are criticized for the trivialization of the issues. MSNBC host Toure sorely disappointed, shares this with his colleagues.
Read MoreHow long have those indigenous to the what is now the United States been on reservations? “As early at 1653, the English had begun the system of reservations– assigning each warrior fifty acres of land and the privilege of hunting in unoccupied territory.” ~ Thomas F. Gossett, Race: The History of an Idea in America, p. […]
Read MoreEnslaved Elma Stuckey (1907-1988) His only slave freed and gone, Red necked cracker all alone, No crop to plant, no crop to reap, All his troubles piled so steep. Barefoot, ragged, hurting, sick, Just a meat skin now to lick. Stomach empty, tightened belt, Hunger’s for niggers, so he felt. “Boy”, he […]
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The Raceless Gospel 