Un-Othering Our Systems
We need a national double mastectomy of sorts.
Let us start with removal. Before we can reconstruct anything healthy and life sustaining for all, we must first submit ourselves to the radical deconstruction of anything that has been touched by the cancer of racism or dehumanization of Creator God’s Image Bearers. Continue reading Un-Othering Our Systems
We Need to Address The “Othering Crisis”
Every community has its own history. My community, northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA), isn’t much different. NEPA has its destinations for skiing, hiking, and fishing. We have top schools as well as business incubators to start your business. You would think NEPA … Continue reading We Need to Address The “Othering Crisis”
The Power To Make A Change: Angels of Agency
December 20th of last year, the Netherlands issued an apology for its part in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Could that signal the beginning of the end of a discriminatory system established many centuries ago, or is it simply a blip … Continue reading The Power To Make A Change: Angels of Agency
Shamrocks, Snakes, Slavery, and Golden Souls at the End of the Rainbow
Being born on March 17, and having an Irish last name leads me to have more reflections and conversations about St. Patrick’s Day than the average person, as I’ve written elsewhere. Shamrocks: Legend has it that British-born St. Patrick used … Continue reading Shamrocks, Snakes, Slavery, and Golden Souls at the End of the Rainbow
Power to the People
I am not done with humanity! I believe that we are better than what many have been displaying for the last several years. Our country is one that is divided based on a variety of issues to include the value … Continue reading Power to the People
God is Hope
I never knew the cost of being Black in corporate America. The price I would pay with my dignity and fundamental rights as a human being just to have a job that wasn’t in a low-income sector. A job that … Continue reading God is Hope
Hope in the Dark
But here is what is unique. This is the table where Hope resides. These boys are gathered around her like she is a bonfire on a windy beach. Continue reading Hope in the Dark
The March Theme: Hope Springs Eternal
As we enter the 2023 version of a new spring, the March theme is “Hope Springs Eternal.” The familiar words were given life from the pen of the ready writer, the English poet Alexander Pope. With so many questions about the direction … Continue reading The March Theme: Hope Springs Eternal
Hope and Change Seekers
“Everything must changeNothing stays the sameEveryone will changeNo one stays the same … The young become the oldAnd mysteries do unfold‘Cause that’s the way of timeNothing and no one goes unchanged” Written by Benard Ighner And this is the hope that … Continue reading Hope and Change Seekers
Three-Fifths 