The Oxymorons of Race

I  have read the multifarious meanings of race and believe that I have an acceptable understanding of its progeny.  Having traced the beginnings of race to travel writings and other stories that attempted to figure out why human beings are different in appearance and ability, I know, as do many others, that race is a […]

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Don’t Worry About Race

“How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind everyday? Psalm 13.2 If we have no control over race, if its biological or innate, then why do we spend so much of our time worrying about it?  If we cannot change the stereotypes that are associated with the social coloring of our […]

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Questioning the Citizenship of Race

Does race belong here?  Does it belong with me?  How does it claim membership with my body and its purpose?  What makes its status legal?  When did race come to me and should there have been a border there, a no trespassing sign, a watchman on the wall?   What does race have to learn or pledge, how does […]

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Take Me To The Water But Race Can’t Be Baptized

Baptism is a reenactment of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is the mark of our mysterious rebirth, born again. Our lives are given a second beginning.  It is not simply a fresh start as the former things are no longer remembered and the person that we once were is dead, buried […]

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Our Meaning Is Abundant

I am often struck by the limited amount of words that I am able to choose from when placed within a story that involves race.  There are certain characters that I cannot be because of race, settings and time periods that I am excluded from, descriptions that I am not privy to because socially defined […]

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