The Dream of Family
MLK taught us that belonging to each other will give us the American Dream Continue reading The Dream of Family
They Can’t Kill Us All
Rarely in history have things felt more urgent than they do right now. The late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in his “I Have A Dream” speech delivered at the march on Washington on August 28, 1963, says this, … Continue reading They Can’t Kill Us All
The August Theme: The Urgency Of The Moment
In recent years, we have repeatedly heard the quote, “The fierce urgency of now.” However, The Three-Fifths August Issue will focus on a lesser-known phrase as its theme from the same “I Have a Dream speech.” “the urgency of the moment,” in context. In Honor of the … Continue reading The August Theme: The Urgency Of The Moment
What the Metanoia? A U-Turn for the American Church
Part 2 of “The Cure for GRT (Great Replacement Theory) Paranoia…“ “What do you mean by fruits of repentance [metanoia]?” Some people asked John the Baptizer. “Show how spiritual you are in practical ways. You can start by noticing your … Continue reading What the Metanoia? A U-Turn for the American Church
Dying of a Curable Disease
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held August 28, 1963. It was the day after I turned nine, two months before my family moved from Pasadena to Oxnard and three months before President John F. Kennedy was … Continue reading Dying of a Curable Disease
The Urgency of Now!
Upon the dismantling of slavery, the economic system that build this country financially and literately by the hands of those enslaved, Reconstruction began. With Reconstruction came some long hard-fought wins regarding African Americans earning seats in the state legislatures with … Continue reading The Urgency of Now!
“It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.”
A nation that silences stories, ignores, obscures, and criminalizes history; a country that continues to capitalize on the exploitation, exclusion, and expulsion of the most vulnerable through indoctrination, manipulation, and abuse is playing a deadly game of roulette on the edge of its own sword. Continue reading “It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.”
The Urgency of Un-Paralyzing
Most of the time, the endless scroll of catastrophes on my phone or in the news produces in me only a distant sense of dread. Wars feel far away; natural disasters seem remote. I flick my finger past one heartbreaking … Continue reading The Urgency of Un-Paralyzing
How to Break Our Generational Curse
Whether because of the sins of our spiritual fathers or our biological ones, we have inherited some benefits of ill-gotten gains . . . and the curses that go with them. Thus, it is the responsibility of white Christian leaders to engage in restoration and truth-telling because it is the church fathers who began and perpetuated the harm caused by the racist history of the Church, industry, and government in America. Continue reading How to Break Our Generational Curse
Three-Fifths 