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May 2019

May 27, 2019

Racial PSA for Wh.te People (To Whom It May Concern)

Over the weekend*, I shared the following story and PSA on social media: [Begin] Earlier...

May 25, 2019

Tony Robbins Unleashed Racial Slurs in Video: Does He Get an N-word Pass?

As allegations of sexual misconduct unfold, video has emerged of self-help guru Tony Robbins dropping more...

May 21, 2019

No One is a Nobody

Last week, I heard the word, again:* Nobody. The woman said it with the kind...

May 18, 2019

Sandra Bland Cell Phone Video: Do You Ignore Alleged Police Lies?

Several days ago, Sandra Bland’s cell phone video footage was released to the pub lic....

May 14, 2019

She Thought the Bible Made a White Man’s Ideas More Valid

In a White supremacist society, it is not uncommon to ignore racial influences within the...

May 10, 2019

Baltimore TV Anchor Fired Over ‘Racist and Sexist’ Question: Five Important Lessons

A Baltimore TV station has dismissed an anchor over what some have deemed a racist...

May 07, 2019

Praise Feminist God for Chivalry

I wanted to buy more salt for our home water softener because I had just...

May 04, 2019

Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, and Others: Revisiting Limited Free Speech

On Thursday, Facebook permanently banned individuals from its platform who were considered dangerous. As a...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

No One Knows God

No one knows God. Not one person. If you think that you know everything there...

April 26, 2019

Texas High School Issues Dress Code for Parents: Is it Classism, Racism, or About Time?

A principal of a high school in Texas sparked controversy after signing off on a...

April 23, 2019

A Moment of Asian and Black Solidarity at a Gas Station

As I stopped by a gas station, I noticed a Black youth standing outside the...

April 21, 2019

Terror on Easter Sunday: A Look at Sri Lanka’s Ethno-Religious Oppression

On Easter Sunday 2019, over 200 people have been killed and 450 wounded after deadly...

April 20, 2019

Will Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral Burn Bridges with the Homeless?

In a matter of four days, over a billion dollars from all around the world...

April 16, 2019

I Acted Like a White Person in a Third World Country— It Got Yoga Weird

I was on a walk on another balmy spring day at a park. Behold, instead...

April 13, 2019

Black Activists Joining ISIS: A Homeland Security Concern?

Whenever two or more Black people are gathered, ISIS is in the midst. Well, at...

April 09, 2019

She Cried in Her Car—and I Did Not Want the Cops Called

I was heading to the parking lot. After a long walk at a park, I...

April 06, 2019

Fakeheart, the Social Justice Warrior: Joe Biden’s Sexual Harassment Allegations and the Democrat Response

If you are like me and struggled with mustering up pretend shock when news broke...

April 02, 2019

God Works in Mysterious and Cussing Ways

My friend inquired, as we were catching up, “How are you, Sam?” “I am well,”...

March 2019

March 30, 2019

10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Fight with Alleged Bully at School: Disrupting Childhood Innocence

When her 10-year-old daughter left for school on a spring morning, Ashley Wright had no...

March 26, 2019

Do Right and Wrong Exist Anymore?

In this age, doctrines, traditions, and truths are being turned on their heads. This shaking...

March 24, 2019

Black Love, White Hate, and Racial Paranoia: It’s Complicated

Have you seen, read, or heard declarations of “Black love?” Maybe, it was a hashtag...

March 19, 2019

God Loves Our Muslim Family

The terrorist attack on the mosque in Ōtautahi- Christchurch, New Zealand presents a time to...

March 16, 2019

Is There a Harvey Weinstein or R. Kelly in Your Family?

Allegations of sexual misconduct, from sexual assault to sex trafficking, have been levied against R....

March 12, 2019

Christ is in Being Present

Until I had my first health crisis years ago, I did not appreciate good health...

March 09, 2019

Justice and the Innocence of MAGA Love: What Does Jussie Smollett’s Indictment Prove?

Jussie Smollett has been indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct in relation to...

March 05, 2019

Letting Go of Hell in Christianity

Life is better without hell. It is. I used to live devoted to keeping hell...

March 02, 2019

ISIS Bride Wants to Return to U.S.-Thoughts on Empathy, Entitlement, and Domestic Terrorism

A person who left the United States to join a terrorist organization wants to return...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

I Thought I Was Over It

Have you ever thought you were over something from your past, but the smallest incident...

February 24, 2019

Questions Remain About Tamla Horsford’s Mysterious Death

Earlier this week, I found out about the tragic death of Tamla Horsford. She had...

February 19, 2019

The Bible is Fallible—And It’s Okay

Over a decade ago, a person in formal leadership at the church I attended stated...