For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“They don’t want us here.” “You know how they are.” “You know what they say about ________ people.” They– the ominous, seemingly ever- present gender neutral plural pronoun that follows us through life. We include these social gatekeepers, an internalized inner circle of critics and pseudo sages of America’s many cultures in our conversations. Their […]
Read More“The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is… that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has as always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil I recently completed the reading of Eugene Peterson’s A Long Obedience in […]
Read More“Men must be governed by God or be ruled by tyrants.” ~ William Penn Whether due to natural causes or that of humanly expedited circumstances, it seem that the death of tyrant after tyrant has become commonplace in our news. An Arab nationalist and the fifth president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein along with his army is believed […]
Read More“Santa Claus is a Black man; Santa Claus is a Black man And he’s handsome like my daddy, too Santa Claus is a Black man; Santa Claus is a Black man And I found out; that’s why I’m telling you.” This is the chorus of a song that I grew up listening to during Christmastime […]
Read MoreLike most Americans, there are certain things that I must experience during the Christmas season. A part from the meals and opportunities for fellowship with family and friends, there are songs that I must hear in order for it to feel like Christmas. Motown’s Christmas collection is on repeat with The Temptations singing “Silent Night” […]
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