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This Flag Is a Symbol of Racism.
Yesterday I made the mistake of commenting on a “Back The Blue” social media post (one that was put up on a Facebook community page, of all places… Not particularly known for being forums of rational thought & conversation). The … Continue reading
Five Things The Death of That 5-Year-Old Boy Has Me Thinking About
I heard about the murder of little Cannon Hinnant two days ago. I had posted an article (like I do) about a KKK member who got sent to prison for driving through a crowd of protestors, and I said that even … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged #JusticeForCannon, #SayHisName, Ahmaud Arbery, Bernice King, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Cannon Hinnant, Darius Sessoms, Elijah McClain, Equality feels like oppression, George Floyd, HisLifeMattered, Justice, Politicize a tragedy, Protests, Where's the outrage?
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For Those Concerned About Rioting and Looting…
Have you ever been so angry that you punched something? Not someONE… SomeTHING. Like a wall, or a door? I have. Have you ever been so furious that you broke something that belonged to you? Something valuable? I have done that … Continue reading
5 Ways White People Can Help Right Now
Over the last few days, I have had quite a few of my white friends reach out to me and ask the question, “What can I do?” People’s hearts are broken. People want to HELP. All these videos… All this … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged All lives matter, Black Lives Matter, Following Black Leadership, Hope, Naked Pastor, Nashville Protests, Not All White People, Police Brutality, Prophetic Black Voices, Protests, Racism, Reasons to be hopeful, Riot is the language of the unheard, Systemic Racism, Ways White People Can Help
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White People Care More About A Lady Choking Her Dog Than We Do About Police Choking A Black Man
In the past 24 hours, social media has been filled up with a video of a woman named Amy Cooper who was filmed in New York’s Central Park making a distressed call to 911 falsely reporting that her life was … Continue reading
“Stand Your Ground” Laws Are Simply Legalized Lynchings
That’s what they are… They are laws designed to make it legal for white people to kill black folks when those white people feel threatened… And there are few things more threatening to white people than Blackness. It happened when … Continue reading
Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Britany Jacobs, George Zimmerman, Jim Crow, Justice, Legality is a matter of power not justice, Legality versus Justice, Markeis McGlockton, Michael Drejka, Stand Your Ground, Stand Your Ground Laws, Trayvon Martin, Urban Institute, Weaponized Blackness
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Every Single NFL Player Should Take A Knee During The Anthem
Every last one one them. Whether their skin is light or dark. And not because they “hate America,” but because they love it… They love it enough to make a public statement of protest about our White-Supremacist-In-Chief’s comments yesterday at … Continue reading
How To Tell If You Go To A White Supremacist Church
It’s easy… If your pastor, priest, or leadership is silent about the events taking place in Charlottesville, VA, you attend a white supremacist church. Simple. If your church does not spend a significant amount of time this weekend denouncing, condemning, and … Continue reading
Hey White People: Remember When We Briefly Cared About Philando Castile’s Life?
“This is NOT okay.” ~ That’s the kind of stuff we would say as we shared the video footage police released a few days after the Not Guilty verdict was announced. When the verdict was initially handed down, there wasn’t … Continue reading
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