For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
I don’t like race. I think that this is obvious by now. But, what I cannot understand is why so many people do, why they choose to accept it despite all of its bad words and behavior, why we give it so much power and allow it to tell us who we and others are […]
Read More“Our problems lie in how we see ourselves. We’ve bought into so much without thinking.” ~ Ali Karjoo- Ravary, a friend I made at the Chautauqua Institute More is better and we can certainly use more power when it comes to overcoming race. So much of what we hear and see and say suggests that we […]
Read More“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” ~ Romans 12.3, NRSV Race has two extremes when it comes to identity: […]
Read More“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” ~ Luke 4.18-19, NRSV […]
Read MoreI’ve had problems with race and its socially constructed identities for a long time. While studying the origin and purposes of race, my finger pointing turned away from people, realizing that we are its victims. Ironically, we’ve empowered race through science and sacred Scripture. Now, it disempowers us. We created a lie and know it […]
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The Raceless Gospel 