For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Howard Thurman’s The Search for Common Ground probes the beginning of the never- ending, that is the ground of our communal being. When the world is shaking and you fear you might lose your grip, grab a hold of this book. He asserts that there is a place where we all belong, where every living […]
Read More“You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.” | James Baldwin Pushing back on society’s image of you takes strength, discipline and conviction. There is no easy way out, no clearly marked and accessible option other than the racialized ones. You will […]
Read More“There is a dream in the land. With its back against the wall. To save the dream for one, it must be saved for all.” | Langston Hughes Back against the wall and faced with brick headed people, I will go forward, no matter what is pressed against me, no matter how close hatred gets […]
Read More“I swear to the Lord I still can’t see Why Democracy means Everybody but me.” | Langston Hughes Nobody represents me. We can only represent ourselves and even then, we may not show up—even with our hands in and up. We are always running behind, stuck in societal traffic and unable to move beyond […]
Read MoreWhat is it that we see in race that we cannot see apart from it? Why do we prefer to get closer to it than to ourselves? This literal carnal identity, we are known by our skin. It is the way of the world. It is the way things are people remind me. No other […]
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The Raceless Gospel 