A Prepackaged Existence

God is not a part of race and does not give it meaning. God does not lend His support to the work of race and race cannot use God as a reference despite our attempts to locate race in sacred Scripture. God wants nothing to do with race and it is my mission to create […]

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Sometimes, I feel like a motherless child

I served as the guest preacher at Village Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland this morning. The pastor, Dr. Bruce Salmon, graciously provided me the opportunity to proclaim the message of Christ, a message that I can not share often enough. Each time that I share the good news of Jesus Christ, I get excited as […]

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Two

Yesterday, I discussed Du Bois’ concept of double- consciousness, this sense of two- ness that is created in the life of one who defines herself or himself as an American Negro, a Black American, an African American or any identity that is a combination of both country and color.  The identities do not support one another and can be mutually exclusive as one […]

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Double Consciousness as Double- Mindedness

“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” ~ James 1.8, KJV “It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. One ever feels […]

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Ten Things Your ‘Race’ Cannot Tell You

1. Race cannot tell you the purpose of your life.  The social color of your skin is not a crystal ball, a sign of good fortune or an omen of back luck.  The prophet Jeremiah records the voice of the Lord saying, “I know the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare, not for […]

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