Tag: race and self- hatred

A poem against internalization

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You can search through my hair to ensure airport security. You can bar  and color- code my skin. You can socially position my body, marginalize or center. But, you cannot touch who is within. *** You can count me, number me: minority and majority. You can in and out me, believe in and doubt me. […]

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The Church: A Body Divided

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“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” ~ Mark 3.25 These words have often been attributed to  a speech delivered in 1858 by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States.  But, the words actually belong to Jesus.  Lincoln was talking about slavery: “I believe this […]

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Race-less in Canada?

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“Honestly, who would want to be black? Who would want people to be terrified of you and not want to sit next to you on public transportation?  Who would want to have this dark skin, broad nose, large thick lips, and wake up in the morning being despised by the rest of the world?”  These […]

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