We, and by this I mean American Christians, have made race a part of our Christian faith formation, a part of what it means to be American because in order to be American, you have to be placed in a socially color- coded category. To be America is to be racialized, renamed as a red/ yellow/ brown/ beige/ […]
In the beginning, God created colored people. And the tree of knowledge was full of stereotypes and prejudices, Which we tasted of liberally. But who was the snake and what did it say to us? What was the result of our indulgence, that we now walk different paths and at different times in the cool […]
I have a color for race: pink. We have employed race in every arena of our lives. There is no action that we take without its advisement, no place that we enter without its preparation. Race provides us our perspective and expectations. Perhaps, it is better to say that race is employing us, working us, using us […]
There are those of us that would argue that money rules the world but I believe that money has a viable competitor: color. For many people, the social coloring of one’s skin determines whether or not you will carry the world on your shoulder or spin it on your finger like a Harlem Globetrotter. The […]
Today officially begins the celebration of “Black History Month” and with it, a host of special programs that remind older viewers and inform younger ones of the stories, struggles and contributions of African Americans. Persons will make plans to travel to museums and monuments. There will be commercials that will claim to celebrate “Black History […]