November’s Theme is “The Games That People Play”
October is gone, and the election has passed. Racial healing must overcome October 31-style “trick or treat, All Hallows eve Games that people play, The Big Lie, The QAnon Conspiracy, and let’s not forget Birtherism. Don’t blink; stay alert, and … Continue reading November’s Theme is “The Games That People Play”
From the ‘Great Replacement’ to the Great Commandment
There is an evil game being played on a large percentage of the American populace. The thing about this game is that it has potentially deadly consequences. Many “conservative” Christians in America have been sucked into this game of “us” versus “them.” It is a … Continue reading From the ‘Great Replacement’ to the Great Commandment
Where Can Black Men Receive Mental Health Support? At Their Local Barbershop
COLORADO SPRINGS – The crisp, rainy day did not deter the 25 or so people hurrying inside Midtown Barbershop, but only a few wanted haircuts. It was September 10th, National Suicide Prevention Day 2022, and in this Black neighborhood, the … Continue reading Where Can Black Men Receive Mental Health Support? At Their Local Barbershop
Against Monoculture
This past summer, thanks to a generous grant from the Eli Lilly Foundation, my family and I had the opportunity to experience the trip of a lifetime. My pastor husband had applied for a sabbatical grant that would allow us … Continue reading Against Monoculture
The Games That European Americans Play
Besides our indigenous population, we are a nation of immigrants; some were forced others came voluntarily looking for better opportunities. When the pilgrims fled England due to religious persecution, they arrived in what is now known as the Americas. There … Continue reading The Games That European Americans Play
24-7, 365 We Vote
Voting is an individual act for the collective good. We have a sacred responsibility to vote. But it is not just in the booth every two years that we vote. We have a responsibility to serve “the least of these,” … Continue reading 24-7, 365 We Vote
I Vote to Remember
Our participation in democracy remembers the sacrifice of those who fought for our rights. Continue reading I Vote to Remember
Every vote, a prayer
I voted for the first time in my life when I was 30. It’s not that I didn’t want to before. It’s that I could not. I left my country when I was 16, and I did not become a … Continue reading Every vote, a prayer
Souls to the Polls
“Give us the ballot and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will by the power of our vote write the law on the statute books of the South and bring … Continue reading Souls to the Polls
Three-Fifths 