When the image of God was crushed, broken, twisted, distorted, covered, or erased, the ancient Hebrews originally hearing this text […]
Repentance will require people of European descent to face this truth Read More »
Leaving whiteness and entering an anti-racist world were, for me, like moving to Taiwan. I didn’t know the lay of
Like moving to Taiwan Read More »
But Black oblivion is not the only kind of oblivion within American colonial slavocracy. Mystery compounds mystery with the southeastern
The Native American slave trade Read More »
Virginia legislator James H. Gholson said in an 1831 speech “Our slave population is not a happy one, but it
Black rage is suppressed Read More »
To be sure, most white denominations, and most white Christians, have today taken pains to distance themselves from slavery, the
One such example of choosing who I would dialogue with came from joining a student group devoted to racial reconciliation
Sit, listen, and share Read More »
So what is the stubborn belief that needs to shift now for us to make progress against inequality? I found
The stubborn belief that needs to shift Read More »
The suit charges that diluting Indigenous power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office
Indigenous nations sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering Read More »
Sin is passed down from generation to generation. As it goes, it snowballs. At some point, within five generations of
Black deaths were not recorded, except as property loss Read More »
THE COMMON IDEA of claiming “color blindness” is akin to the notion of being “ not racist” – as with
Claiming “color blindness” Read More »
The earliest phase of the Christian Right movement didn’t bridge the Protestant-Catholic divide. But when Protestant Christian Right leaders such
Our beloved Bible gave us the Great Commandment, found in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is
In many instances unwilling to abide by it Read More »
To understand Whiteness we must begin with Blackness. In the emergence of Blackness, Whiteness finds its origin and its meaning.
The Creation of Blackness Read More »
In my gut, I’ve always known that laws are merely expressions of a society’s dominant beliefs. It’s the beliefs that
Today our schools are nearly as segregated as they were before Read More »
I hated coming to the realization of what people of color potentially faced every day: I was a body; I
Whites tend to live as if we are unmarked racially Read More »
by Robert P. Jones https://robertpjones.substack.com/p/the-sacred-work-of-white-discomfort
The Sacred Work of White Discomfort Read More »
by Jemar Tisby https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/why-removing-racist-symbols-and-monuments
Why Removing Racist Symbols and Monuments Matters Read More »
For many years I believed and hoped that altering psychological processes like changing the master status, making people aware of
How then does one begin? Read More »
The idea of affirmative action looms large in the white imagination and has been a passion among conservative activists. Some
Affirmative action Read More »
White people have their own dueling consciousness, between the segregationist and the assimilationist: the slave trader and the missionary, the
Dueling consciousness Read More »
In decade after decade, threats of job competition – between men and women, immigrants and native born. Black and white
The zero sum is a story by wealthy interests for their own profit Read More »
