Beyond Prejudice

I often look for resources to share that might assist us in our journey toward understanding ourselves apart from the social construct of race.  Deconstructing this identity is more complicated than the “peeling back the layers.”  It is deeply imbedded in who we are and believe others to be. The paradigm of race must be […]

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Identity Forward

There are those we describe as fashion- forward.  They don’t wear what is popular but determine the trend and set the tone for a season or years to come.  They are ahead of their time, wearing what will become fashionable.  They open our eyes to the possibility to what we can wear and look like. […]

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Bigger Words

“…as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)– in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.” ~ Romans 4.17, NRSV Paul is writing about Abraham, the father of our faith and likewise, […]

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The Agreement of One

While I am certainly a promoter of community, fellowship and reconciliation, there are things for which I would separate myself, for which I would not want to be counted with the number.  My identity is one of them.  I cherish my being more than my belonging.  And if I had to stand alone, I would […]

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Now You’re Thinking

I am most frustrated by those who attempt to pull me back into what has been thought before concerning race.  Don’t they notice the name of the blog?  Clearly, I am beyond it. I am moving in a different direction: forward.  And I don’t see the need in talking about the past if that is […]

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