Former President Jimmy Carter and founder of the New Baptist Covenant has long accepted the call to the ministry of reconciliation and sees the spike in race- related incidents as a call to serve this generation. Seeing race as apart of the attacks on the Obama presidency and the rise of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate […]
Talking about race may be easier than seeing race, especially when it could hit close to home. Despite the increased visibility of racist interactions or racialized incidents (to the credit of cell phones and social media), seeing the race problem around us or even within us might prove harder to see. And it does not […]
So often in matters of race, we only talk about the impact of oppression, the effects of blackness and the negative impact of the social construct of race. But, race has a bright side. It’s called privilege, white privilege. While we are familiar with “the race card” and now due to this presidential election cycle […]
There seems to be no end to all things heart- wrenching, disturbing, troubling, questionable, unbelievable. This 24- hour news cycle is keeping me awake at night as I seek to know what’s happening right up to the minute. The exclusive coverage is relentless, merciless even in its pursuit for the next top story and I am all ears for “news […]
God doesn’t need race. God doesn’t use race to determine your future. There is no r- a- c- e in God. Jeremiah records the voice of the Lord and God takes all the responsibility for your hope and future. It’s not based on our physical appearance or social approval rating. No, God has big plans […]