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September 2020

September 05, 2020

Caught Between a Racial Watershed and a Powder Keg Moment

I keep hearing about watershed Moments Are we misreading the times If a watershed is...

August 2020

August 08, 2020

Do the Police Lie? – About Officer Easter Bunny Syndrome

Do the police ever lie? I ask because I find it rather questionable to encounter...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

It Could Be Worse: Gratitude Without Comparison

I used to say things like, “It could be worse,” to remind myself to be...

July 19, 2020

Calling In Our Call Out and Cancel Culture

I am calling in our call out and cancel culture (say it quickly three times)....

July 12, 2020

It’s Not White Privilege – It’s Racism

Cute and fuzzy labels to describe the evils of racism need to stop. Labels like...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Owning Your ‘Ics’ and ‘Ists’

Did you know that you can be gay and have homophobic beliefs? Did you know...

December 2019

December 08, 2019

Why Aren’t White Mothers Being Blamed for the Opioid Crisis Like Black Mothers During the Crack Epidemic?

1986 was a good year for music. Patti LaBelle’s “On My Own,” Madonna’s “Papa Don’t...

November 2019

November 23, 2019

Five Things Democrats Can Do with Their Hats Besides Throwing Them in the Ring for President

I do not know which is more crowded: Atlanta or the Democratic primary for the...

November 13, 2019

Has President Trump Become Swamp Thing-in-Chief?

President Trump was elected with a bold promise to drain the swamp. As a self-proclaimed...

September 2019

September 22, 2019

How Do You Perceive the World— Mostly Good or Bad?

Once upon a morning, I did something different in my routine: I watched the early...

September 14, 2019

Are You As Racially Colorblind As You Think Are?

Many of us have approached race like the Field of Dreams movie: "If we build walls...

September 07, 2019

Spiritual Curiosity: Playing with Fire?

It did not take long into my experience with organized religion to find out that...

September 01, 2019

Harvard Freshman from Lebanon Allegedly Denied U.S. Entry Over Friends’ Social Media Posts

Ismail Ajjawi, a Palestinian 17-year old, was blocked from entering the United States allegedly due...

August 2019

August 24, 2019

It is a Big Deal. Honor the Pronoun.

“What is the big deal?” It is a question that I have seen and heard...

August 18, 2019

Notes from an Unplanned Visit to a Fun Church Picnic

There must be something in the Bible about where two or more are gathered with...

August 10, 2019

Texas Officers on Horseback Led a Handcuffed Black Man by a Rope: Riding High on Racism?

Galveston, Texas officers on horseback led a handcuffed Black man by a rope for six...

August 04, 2019

2016 Presidential Election Linked to Increase in Premature Births Among Latina Women

A recent study in the JAMA Network Open linked the 2016 U.S. presidential election to...

July 2019

July 28, 2019

Study Says White Police Officers Are Not More Likely to Fatally Shoot Black People

A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) says that...

July 21, 2019

Over Half of the Border Patrol are Latino. Why?

Over half of the U.S. Border Patrol and approximately 1/3 of ICE agents are Latino. In...

July 14, 2019

NBA Stops Using the Term ‘Owner’—Racial Sensitivity or Senselessness?

“Y’all are smoking crack!” declared sports media personality, Stephen A. Smith in response to the...

July 07, 2019

Does Feeling Angry About a Black Little Mermaid Mean You Are Racist?

The Mouse (Mickey Mouse) made racial waves with the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel...

July 02, 2019

Final Week of Quitting the Bible for a Year

Last week marked my final week of quitting the Bible for a year. I think...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

Fasting to Celebrate My Birthday

Last week, I celebrated my birthday. By celebrated, I mean I chose to fast for...

June 22, 2019

Lessons from a Toddler About Race, Knowing Yourself, and Boundaries

During an outdoor walk this week, I watched a scene unfold on the path ahead...

June 18, 2019

Choosing Emotional Honesty Over “I’m Fine”

Are you honest with your emotions, or do you tend to stuff them down or...

June 15, 2019

Crisis in Sudan: Ways to Stay Informed and Help

Sudan is in crisis, and it is political. It is about independence-freedom. Through a peaceful...

June 11, 2019

Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Did Something To Me-I’m Still Figuring It Out

It took several days to prepare myself to watch Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us....

June 08, 2019

Muhlaysia Booker: Let Black Transgender Women Be

For weeks, Muhlaysia Booker has been on my heart and mind. She survived a brutal...

June 04, 2019

When White Folks Catch the White Supremacy Holy Ghost

"Before freedom we always went to white churches on Sundays with passes but they never...

June 01, 2019

I Am No Longer a Christian

I am no longer a Christian. I am not anchored in Christianity. I am not...