Is This Your Work to Do?
White Savior Complex It was 2020, a few months after the murder of George Floyd. My friend and I were in a message thread with each other, complaining about politicians,…
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What Will You Do This Juneteenth?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
I don’t know when the tradition started with my in-laws. But long before I even married into the family (which has been almost 30 years), my in-laws have hosted a…
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Can White People Be Good Friends to Black People?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
Do We Hear? Where are we now in our journey with antiracism? In the summer of 2020, momentum for antiracism exploded after the injustice of the murder of George Floyd.…
Read moreMore Than a Label
“Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.”– Martina Navratilova I see him in the corner, this scruffy man with long hair in his wheelchair.…
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Should Text Messages Be Blue or Green?
—Grace & Truth Linkup
What Color Is Your Text Message? If you have an iPhone and you text, you’ve seen the colored text bubbles. By default, if someone’s words arrive in a blue text…
Read moreWhite Supremacy at Church?
“When this country gonna love us?” he asked. “I don’t know, bro,” I said. – Danté Stewart We don’t like talking about this subject: white supremacy at church. As a…
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