When Children Learn They Are Black
This society does not give voice, as a rule, to the experiences little children carry about how they “learned” they were black in this country.
Antiracism Educators, Your Sources Matter
If white people can only learn antiracism in siloed experiences, centered in whiteness, that ignore the contributions and ongoing work of people of color and women, we are doomed.
Wheat and Weeds: Thoughts on Cancel Culture
When it comes to systemic injustice, we must deconstruct, defund, demolish, dismantle now and with courage. But when it comes to people? We can’t destroy the wheat for the weeds before the harvest.
The Disease Within a Disease
But while that history helps to explain how our racial hierarchy arose, it doesn’t explain why it endures well into the 21st century—much less why we’re not trying very hard to get rid of it.
Taking Back the Dream: A Dozen Visions Unfold
Dreaming is holy ground. Every step we take, every risk, we are doing holy work.
United Methodists Unveil ‘Dismantling Racism’ Initiative
A multi-level effort throughout the church to initiate a sustained and coordinated effort to dismantle racism.
Protest, Prophecy, and Defunding the Police
Progress can be made as long as we continue to listen to the cries of those in the streets.
White Christians, It’s Time for Us to Repent
Church, White Christians, we are not Israel right now; we are Rome.
Not Another Sunday: People of Faith Commit to Anti-Racism Work
Committing to not letting one more Sunday pass without addressing racism, white supremacy, and police brutality overtly from the pulpit.