Love Sees Color is our project to explore prejudice, privilege, and racism.
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This is an important article. You should read it. I skim most of the articles I read on the internet…don’t scowl, you know you do it too. I read this whole thing. Twice. Carefully. I plan to read it again. In my opinion, this is … Continue reading Michelle Higgins: The Idea of Racial Reconciliation is Bankrupt: White Supremacy, the Church, and how to move forward
Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers delivered a powerful message this Sunday. It’s a message we all need to hear as we struggle with how we will respond to this new wave of emboldened racism. (This text is the link). If you didn’t read the sermon, stop … Continue reading What side are you on?
I’ve read a lot of good Facebook and blog posts, and well-written articles about Charlottesville the last couple of days. What makes me happy is I see a lot more anglo faces posting about this than maybe ever before. I’ve also heard the standard tropes: … Continue reading A Heritage of Hate
To fulfill its duty as a way-station for theological discussion of current events, all this week “We Talk. We Listen” will be playing host to multiple perspectives of the recent electio…
I think both nominees were selected in bad faith. Clinton, because people thought we needed an heir apparent when we really needed a true contest — in their hearts, people knew that she was likely unelectable even though they were right that she had the experience. Trump, because people were angry and he was yelling for them (and I get that, he yelled some for me too), but what we really needed from the GOP was a candidate who espoused conservative values in a contest where true conservatives had Play-Doh for personalities.
Okay. This might be a little obvious. But seriously, Luke Cage — the series — is black (and amazing). I don’t mean in terms of humor, I mean it’s a series with an African American protagonist in an African American community with a main cast that’s almost completely … Continue reading Luke Cage is Black.
I woke up this morning as I have for the past two weeks…tired. I have been getting enough sleep, using my CPAP machine and the whole nine but every day I am tired. But, this morning I began to think about what God calls us … Continue reading Racism is Exhausting…
