For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Race allows you and I to look away, to not look at ourselves fully or completely. We do not have to face ourselves alone and a part from its insecurities that make us feel safe. We want race to tell us what we see and who/ what/ when/ where/ why we should ignore. We need race to do for us […]
Read MoreThough the Democratic Party is represented by a donkey, its candidate should not be confused with the one who entered Jerusalem triumphantly on one. I begin with this statement because it seems that I cannot say often enough the necessity of separating our racial allegiances from our profession of faith. It is necessary that the […]
Read MoreThis is the title of the sermon that I heard in this morning’s worship service. Delivered by the Reverend Doctor Robert Smith, Jr., professor of preaching at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, it was inspired by the words recorded in Second Corinthians 5.18-21. He shared with us his intention to marry […]
Read MoreI belong to you and you belong to me not because of the social construct of race, the social coloring of my skin, the size of my nose or lips, the shape of my eyes or the texture of my hair. I belong to you and you belong to me not because of a shared […]
Read More“Race and the Halloween Mask of Ignorance,” an article on The Root, reminds us that the creepy holiday should not be used as an opportunity to take a vacation from being sensitive to cultural stereotypes.
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