For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
We watch videos, listen to lectures and purchase the latest books on how to be non- offensive and non- threatening advocates, anti- racists and ambassadors of racial reconciliation. Or, we expect explanations and apologies from complete strangers of the space, time and condition that we speak of. “They” weren’t there but it’s their fault. “They” weren’t aware of […]
Read MoreNot captured, not mastered Enslaved only to what I choose Never stood on an auction block This freedom I did not lose Never lived on a plantation Worked from can’t see to can’t see Lift your countenance when I approach And don’t feel sorry for me Don’t judge me based on history And […]
Read More“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.” ~ Euripides “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.” ~ Proverb 17.9 The Christian life begins with forgiveness. It is the entryway to God. We come to know God through the reconciliatory […]
Read MoreIt’s been called the Negro problem, the Indian problem, “The White Man’s Burden,” the problem of the color line and today, the immigration problem. Since the problem has been assigned to seemingly all of America’s cultural groups, who or what exactly is the problem? If America is the cultural “melting pot,” then is there one […]
Read More“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Saturday, October 16, 2011, thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. Like many children, one of the first persons that I learned […]
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The Raceless Gospel 