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White
They told me I was white Because I did not speak like the other black girls So I stopped talking And learned to write instead. I hid behind the written word So that no one would ever call me that...
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Lament Song
I woke up Wednesday morning feeling lost and confused, remorseful over the events of the night before. So much shame and a deep feeling of wantonness filled my chest, comprising the air circulating in...
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Balancing Act: Facing Reality about Racism and Still Maintaining Hope
Racism is alive and well in the United States. Those who were in denial about it before for one reason or another, must come to grips with this sobering reality post 2016 election. We have not...
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Say Their Names: The Rizpah Inside All of Us
This post is the fourth installment in a series that I have been hosting called, “Say Their Names” which tells the stories of amazing women in the Bible who like our male heroes, exercised and operated...
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I offered this poem I wrote to our church as a lament during our Race Relations Sunday service. And here I offer it again, understanding the role of lament and an honest examination of our current...
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In my brief 33 years of living, I have come across many people of all walks and stripes - conservatives, liberals, Christians, agnostic, men, women, rich and poor - who sincerely believe that blacks...
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