Beyond Hoods: White Supremacy in the 21st Century
If I were to ask a random sample of Americans what White supremacy looks like, chances are most would include the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This easily recognizable group is known for its white hoods, cross burnings, Confederate flags, and … Continue reading Beyond Hoods: White Supremacy in the 21st Century
Deja vu, Or Something Else?
As the celebration goes on for America’s Birthday, we are also in the space of racial reckoning. White Backlash reminds us that we’ve seen this place before. I can remember while growing up at about the age of being just … Continue reading Deja vu, Or Something Else?
Déjà vu: The MISeducation of America
We are in another déjà vu moment, or have we just been here all along? We have never told the whole truth about our white supremacist history, and it looks like we’re still fighting to preserve the “culture of the … Continue reading Déjà vu: The MISeducation of America
Déjà Vu: The Recycling of the Confederate Flag
On January 6, 2021, I was in quarantine, after testing positive for COVID-19. I read and watched TV to pass the time. After flipping to CNN, I began to see early reports of the insurrection at the Capitol. I saw the … Continue reading Déjà Vu: The Recycling of the Confederate Flag
Weed Killers
Springtime is the season for treating weeds. Every time the grass is cut however, it gives the appearance that the weed problem was resolved, but shortly afterwards, more weeds. The problem is, the roots lie beneath the surface and if … Continue reading Weed Killers
Like a Broken Record
President Johnson Ponders Dr. King and the process of getting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 worked out. On reflection, this is more of the Deja vu we are experiencing. As this generation walks through the social-political minefields of our day … Continue reading Like a Broken Record
I’ve heard it all before
I’ve seen this before. I’ve heard it all before. “Land of the free, home of the brave.” That’s what some people say. All of this has been said before; these differences in opinion are not new but have been pointed … Continue reading I’ve heard it all before
Breaking Fear Through Faith & Justice
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. And at such a moment, unable to see and not daring to imagine … Continue reading Breaking Fear Through Faith & Justice
Tear it down
Race is a sociopolitical construct, a long word and a long way of saying that human beings made it up. Not revelation brought down from a mountain like Moses in Exodus but it was built into a system of oppression … Continue reading Tear it down
Three-Fifths 