Race Is A Crowd

Matthew 21:1-11 depicts what has been referred to by many as the triumphal entry or royal reception of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.  According to the Gospel of John, the people laid palms in the street, a symbol of prosperity and beauty.  They cried out, “Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is the one who […]

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Everything Has Its Place

When I was a child, I always felt out of place. I was outspoken in a home that was led by the rule: Children are to be seen and not heard. Still, I had a keen sense of right and wrong, speaking up and questioning the words and actions of my parents. I overheard their […]

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Keepin’ the Black Man Down: How Race Positions Us

To be a socially colored “black” person is to be kept down, prevented from rising and especially not to the top. If you are up, then you are an “uppity Negro” and out of place, out of character. You think that you are “better than your own people” and need to be taken down a […]

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