For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
If you’re wondering how I can live without race and still function in the world, then this post is for you. I used to believe in race; while in college, I was an avid supporter, a devoted follower. I sat at the feet of race and wanted everything that race had for me. Race could […]
Read More“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” ~ Danielle LaPorte God tells us who we are because only God knows who we are to become. More than our parents, our Creator knows us intimately. In fact, the psalmist says this of God’s creative ability: “For it was […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson reminds us in “Hail to the Washingtons” that it’s not just about sports and we cannot continue to play the game of race (i.e. denial, silent acceptance, blame- shifting, ‘historical fantasy’) as usual. The use of the racial slur ‘red skin’ is inappropriate in every other context and should never […]
Read MoreThe Oneida Indian Nation continues its fight against the use of the racial slur “redskin” by the Washington, D.C. football team reports The Washington Post. And they have a spokesperson, Ray Albritter, who has met with NFL executives and recently, President Obama. Dan Snyder, the team’s owner, is not backing down and neither is the […]
Read MoreRace as a category for identity or a means by which to identify one’s self is a modern concept. “The very category of ‘race’– denoting primarily skin color– was first employed as a means of classifying human bodies by Francois Bernier, a French physician, in 1684. The first authoritative racial division of humankind is found in the […]
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The Raceless Gospel 