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2020-03-03T16:40:36-06:00

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The QUEER CHRISTMAS: A Revolution of Sorts

Last updated on: March 3, 2020 at 4:40 pm By Jeff Hood

The QUEER CHRISTMAS: A Revolution of Sorts *This work is dedicated to my children. Many Christmases ago, I prayed for something more. I needed greater revelation. Following the queerness of God, I dared to dream. While I know this piece would be different if I wrote it now, God found me then. In the days of Governor Rick Perry, there was an old minister named Bob whose partner was named Tommy. For many years, Tommy... Read more

2018-12-20T01:06:50-06:00

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Dangerous Words or The Beauty of Being Rejected By The Dallas Morning News

Last updated on: December 20, 2018 at 1:06 am By Jeff Hood

In the midst of rising anger concerning the Dallas Morning News’ treatment of oppressed and marginalized people, I was tasked (by fellow activists and at the invitation of the Editor) with writing something that would illustrate some of the issues. The piece below was rejected outright. The word “prejudice” seemed to be the breaking point. Often, there is beauty in rejection. Dangerous Words *Though this piece is written about the Dallas Morning News, it could be written to the... Read more

2018-12-10T14:39:52-06:00

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Keyaira D. Saunders. = Hope.

Last updated on: December 10, 2018 at 2:39 pm By Jeff Hood

Greetings! This is Rev. – Dr. – Jeff – Hood. I am calling you with a very important message. On December 11, there will be a runoff election for Dallas City Council District 4. On the ballot, you will only find one candidate who shares your progressive values. Her name is Keyaira D. Saunders. Do not miss this opportunity to transform City Hall! Vote Keyaira!!! This message has been paid for by the Keyaira D. Saunders campaign. It felt... Read more

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2018-12-06T00:05:06-06:00

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Phenomenological Musings on Death and Resurrection: In Light of Our Present Times

Last updated on: December 6, 2018 at 12:05 am By Jeff Hood

The flight was so early. New York grew closer and closer. The guy next to me slept and slobbered the entire flight. It’s always strange to experience such intimacy with a complete stranger. I don’t like it. Hours upon hours had passed since I got off the plane. I had filled every second with something new…art…theatre…music over and over. You name it…I did it. By the time I found myself wandering around in Times Square, I was too... Read more

2018-11-29T01:08:00-06:00

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God Makes Love With Trans Women

Last updated on: November 29, 2018 at 1:08 am By Jeff Hood

“Look at that shit! Unreal. Simply Unreal.” The site was a basketball game at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and the player was Dwight Howard. No one had ever seen this level of player. Everybody was in awe. When he was selected with the first pick of the 2005 NBA Draft, nobody that had seen him play was surprised. Now…more than a dozen years later…Howard is currently playing for the Washington Wizards…reaching the twilight of a Hall of Fame NBA career. ... Read more

2018-11-28T16:48:10-06:00

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Trans Immigrant Killed in Federal Custody: Roxsana Hernandez

Last updated on: November 28, 2018 at 4:48 pm By Jeff Hood

Imagine. “Disgusting!” “Oh my God!” “I will kill you!” Assault. Torture. Murder. Tegucigalpa has one of the highest murder rates…not just in Honduras…but in the entire world. Roxsana Hernandez was just trying to survive. You see, there is a Trans genocide going on in our world and Tegucigalpa is one of it’s epicenters. I don’t know what the final straw was that made Roxsana flee…but I do know that it must... Read more

2018-11-27T00:06:26-06:00

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EJ Bradford: Martyr of Hoover, Alabama / Home of Racists

Last updated on: November 27, 2018 at 12:06 am By Jeff Hood

Did they know they’d hired a racist? It’s possible. Maybe they didn’t know how to identify a racist? Pointed questions could have helped. Maybe they didn’t care? Concern is born out of relationship and there is none. Maybe this is the way they want it? Truth. Racism disguised is still racism. Hoover, Alabama is open to everybody. Bullshit. Hoover is open to white folk. Racism there is barely disguised. After arriving early to meet a friend at a... Read more

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2018-11-25T00:37:15-06:00

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St. Ray of Houston: Protector of the Margins

Last updated on: November 25, 2018 at 12:37 am By Jeff Hood

*Back info: Civil rights legend Ray Hill’s obituary in the Houston Chronicle https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Ray-Hill-a-Houston-icon-and-civil-rights-13418968.php The first time we met… “Damn! You’re cute for a Baptist minister.” “Thank you?” “Although, most Baptist ministers really are ugly as shit.” “Fuck you Ray Hill.” Nobody would have mistaken Ray Hill for wealthy. He lived in a small apartment full of mementos from days gone by. Regardless of the (typical) insulting/humorous banter, the space provided context for the man. Ray... Read more

2018-11-23T01:14:53-06:00

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God, Please Damn Black Friday

Last updated on: November 23, 2018 at 1:14 am By Jeff Hood

Stuff. Stuff. Stuff. How much turkey/dressing/pie/corn/casserole/rolls can you get down that little whole? Stuff. Stuff. Stuff. Once you are about to shit all over yourself and can’t consume anything else, you stop. Unable to move much, you pull the newspaper across the table. The ads fall out all over the table. Beautiful images adorn every page. Regardless of it all, you know what you want. Your television just isn’t as clear as it was when you got it six months... Read more

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2018-11-22T02:07:36-06:00

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Armed WHITE Men: Thanksgiving?

Last updated on: November 22, 2018 at 2:07 am By Jeff Hood

Manufactured. Thanksgiving? Evil. We give thanks for the rapes perpetuated by armed white men. We give thanks for the eradication of native peoples by armed white men. We give thanks for the enslavement of persons of color by armed white men. We give thanks for a culture of oppression built and maintained by armed white men. We give thanks for the white God created and protected by armed white men. We give thanks for armed white men. Thanksgiving? Evil. ... Read more

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