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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...

July 2020

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...

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...

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...

June 2019

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....

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...

April 2019

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...

March 2019

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...

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Why Racists Love to Quote MLK Jr.

One would think that a racist would hate Martin Luther King Jr. On the contrary,...

September 2018

September 23, 2018

14 Christian Ways to Promote Racism, Sexism and Homophobia Without Sounding Like a Bigot

Thousands of Christians are making the Biblical case, albeit statement, to support racism, sexism, and...

February 2018

February 25, 2018

I Don’t Feel Like Social Justicing: Race and My Husband’s Medical Emergency

Over the past week, my husband, the love of my life, my best friend,...

January 2018

January 06, 2018

Give Civil Unrest a Rest: Three Things to Face Before the Next Race Riot Hits

I think we need to face a few issues about race riots. Since we are...