The Church as a unified collective needs to sacrifice whatever narrative we are holding on to that’s preventing us from standing up for people of color.
#Minneapolis #Baltimore. #Ferguson. Hey Church! Where in the HELL are YOU?
Guest Post: It All Falls Down by Cycely Parker
It All Falls Down A Therapeutic Piece by Cycely Parker For the kindness of strangers For the progress of those oppressed For the hope of those who “Have A Dream” For the country who cried “Bring me your poor, your hungry, your tired” It’s... For your mentally ill For your basic liberties stolen For your …
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Race, Faith, Family, and Health: My Top 5 Posts from 2015
All things considered, 2015 was a great year for my writing. I released my ninth book and wrote numerous articles for digital pubs like The Chronicle Vitae, Ebony.com, The Guardian, and DAME Magazine. So I’m not terribly surprised that here on my own blog, the posts that had the most views were the ones that …
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What White Christians and Churches Can Do About Racism
So I guess I should have expected it. I did, in a way. After my last two blog posts about the Black Church burnings in the South and the mass murder in Charleston, the response was massive. On one extreme was the support and high fives of those who had been waiting for someone to …
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#Charleston. #Baltimore. #Ferguson. Hey Church! Where in the HELL are YOU?
Yes, I meant that. No, the title was not a mistake. I’m really asking. Church, where in all. this. hell. are you? Because when Black bodies that look scarily similar to my child’s, my husband’s, and mine are regularly burned and broken, it feels like a raging, unholy hell to me. So let’s not mince …
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The Confidence Gap: Why #BlackLivesMatter In The Classroom
On the first day of a new semester, I often have students introduce themselves via a simple icebreaker. I ask them to state their name, major, and an adjective that best describes their personality and begins with the first letter of their first name. Inevitably, I’ll get the Joyful Jens, the Bold Brendas, and …
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See the Light? An Uprising in Baltimore (FAQC)
Malcolm Gladwell defines a "tipping point" as the moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Collective Rage has a tipping point. Collective Frustration has a tipping point. Social media and technology is---thankfully---shining a glaring light on a problem that has existed for generations in this country: …
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