A Race-less Reading List

In order to live race-less life, you have to invest in resources that support this new way of thinking and being in the world.  It is not enough to say that you are race-less, but you must seek out the words and truths that support and affirm this declaration every day.  This truth is not […]

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Nell Irvin Painter and The History of White People

There has been and continues to be much discussion on what it means to be socially colored “black in America.”  Cases, including that of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, encourage many persons’ view of “the Negro (as a) problem” and “the white man’s a burden.” But there is a steady increase of interest in and discussions of […]

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How Race Rejects Us

“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” ~ Psalm 118.22 Race does not give our lives a chance.  They are not allowed to speak for themselves.  Race says before we are born, “I know you already and I know what you can and cannot do.”  It is a god of our thoughts. […]

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Where did race come from?

“How did the idea of race begin in America?”  The video provided below offers the answer.  It is resources like this that inform my understanding of race and its designation as socially constructed.  It is important to know and repeat again and again that race is not divinely inspired.  The father of race is not […]

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What Kind of Christian is a Racist?

You call yourself a Christian.  Well, how can you be a Christian and … It is so easy to ask this question of others.  We are good at observing and judging the behavior, sitting in the bleachers of life pointing out the mistakes of others and what we would have done if we were in […]

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