For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“Labels are not for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.” ~ Martina Navratilova Race is not permanent; it is not written in stone but on the hearts of humanity. We need only lose faith in it, lose heart in its prejudicial convictions. Patrick Lindsay says that labels are “a one- word […]
Read MoreDiversity training won’t fix this. Carefully crafted apologies are absurd. Protests and candle light vigils miss the point and the greater need. I don’t want to hold hands and sing of what will be. I don’t want to reenact it, create a choreography that walks in his footsteps. And justice is not the word. I’ll […]
Read More“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.” ~ Hebrews 12.15, NRSV Race gives us permission to think and do and be a lot of things, whether they are healthy or not, Christlike or […]
Read More“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ~ Aristotle While I knew that God desired that I denounce race, I did not know exactly how to say it without hurting someone’s feelings or sense of self. There are millions of people who identify with race and identify […]
Read MoreThe Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma released a song (although anonymously) that the university’s president, David Boren, called “disgraceful” in a speech this afternoon. Apparently headed to a party, the young men decided to prepare themselves for a good time by chanting these words: “There will never be a ni**** SAE. […]
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The Raceless Gospel 