writing the journey
We need to do the right things when we can, but it is critically important that we continually reevaluate whether we’re really doing the right things. We might not be able to wait until we have all the data before we try to make changes, but we absolutely must be willing to reexamine our efforts and even our understandings.
More than having a map, a method, and motive, grasping what race and racialism in America will involve something deeper than just a way to work things out.
Some good thoughts about intentions vs. impact. via Your Good Intentions Don’t Make Things Not Racist
Ever wonder why it is that even when good people want to fix things, nothing really gets fixed but a…
via Six Freedoms Black People Do Not Have Under a White Supremacy I highly recommend you take a look at…
From the founding of this nation until the present hour, the idolatry of whiteness has been a pro-death spirit within…
This chapter is unbelievably relevant, especially in light of the post I put up not six hours ago about my…
So here’s what’s going down… Some of you might know that I’ve been thinking about and writing about issues of…
“You know, we’re trying to focus on programs that serve Boston’s inner-city youth. If you could develop a vision that…
“… I returned … with my childhood ideas about a level playing field, a world teeming with opportunity, and myself…
I’m involved in a group that’s digging into American white racism, and I gotta say, there are times when I…
This blog post is so powerful, and speaks so deeply into my heart, and is just so much where I…
We talk about the things that are important to us, or we talk about the things that are completely unimportant…
“How it was possible that I was both a ‘good person’ and utterly clueless.” It’s possible because being “good” does…
“The monumental cognitive task of processing the millions of pieces of information that flood us daily requires that we sort…
Note: I first wrote this when I was asked to give the community welcome to the Muslim community in our…
My goodness, how deeply this spoke to me this morning: “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am…
If you don’t know by know I’m a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, then I’ve done a damned poor…
“One of the most powerful tools of racism is stories.” More broadly, all history is stories, sometimes told in a…
Last night the hemlock tried to nail the house again. This time it failed. We live in an area that…
The fact that the playing field is not level means that life experiences are not merely different, but unequal and…
A reminder that toxicity and destruction are directed against many of the beloved. A reminder that we all must continue…
Something new has happened… I know I’m late to the game, but the site is now protected by SSL—you can…
“We were pushed hard to be cognizant of what we did and did not notice. And most importantly, why?” This…
“Hope always breaks my heart. And yet hope always restores my soul.” One of the difficulties of any endeavor is…
I don’t usually participate in Lent, the season marking the weeks before Jesus’ last days. It’s kinda “churchy” and I…
It was a hard day today. I spent much of it reflecting upon the journey and upon my words and…
