Do we know for certain what of ourselves can be attributed to race? What is distinctly racial about us as human beings? What is human about being a member of a race? Is our humanity defined by our race? And are we moreso racial beings than human beings as there are descriptions of socially colored […]
It is a difficult task, searching the self for answers that don’t belong. They were perhaps left with us in haste with the thought that we would return them or throw them away later. An experience of prejudice as either witness or victim, the use of a racial slur at the dinner table that just […]
Part of my goal when writing about the race-less life is to undermine the meaning and worth of race, its practices and its ability to socially color and in turn, recreate human beings, to express a perspective that demonstrates our idolatry to race and finally to hopefully turn our eyes away from it and toward […]
When I talk about my experience with race and the decision to live a race-less life, persons who want to convince me of its reality and in turn, my need to accept the social identity of a “black” person often challenge me. They look as if they want to grab me by both shoulders, look […]
At the root, what enables the belief in race to continue to thrive in American society? Why do we allow it to impact so much of our lives? Curiosity– Jealousy– Hatred– Unforgiveness– Pride– Confusion– Distrust– Lies– Misunderstanding– Fear– Greed– Ignorance– Power– Hopelessness– Bitterness What would you add to the list?