For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“We need the courage to create ourselves daily.” ~ Maya Angelou Race is finished. It is done with us. It has nothing new to add but has concluded that we are more of the same. We are all just colored people. Race stereotypes us, box us up, prepackaged us long before we were born. It […]
Read MoreRacial eliminativism. Try saying that three times fast. This tongue twister is not the work of our beloved Dr. Seuss but scholars like K. Anthony Appiah, Lawrence Blum, J. Angelo Corlett, Ashley Montagu and Naomi Zack. I hope to be added to this list and here’s why. Racial eliminativists believe in the elimination of race. […]
Read MoreRace has a lot to say about you and me, “us” and “them.” This social construct tells us who we are and will be, where to go and where we are not welcome, whether we are in or out, center or margin. Race tells us where we belong and when. A director of our society, […]
Read MorePaul is talking about the life and witness of Abraham and in so doing, provides us with revelatory truth and I like what he says in Romans chapter 4 in the midst of his lesson: “20No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave […]
Read More“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” ~ Jeremiah 1.5, NRSV I had a rigorous and thought- provoking conversation with a friend and mentor in ministry yesterday. Over a couple of Peruvian dishes, we debated our positions on race. But, after awhile, I decided to just listen and when I did, I […]
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The Raceless Gospel 