BLM and Police
One huge misconception about the Black Lives Matter Movement is that they are anti-police. I have mentioned this before, but I cannot say...
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment, we are taught, abolished slavery. Hooray! Rejoice! All is well! But in fact the 13th Amendment says this: "Neither...
'Black-on-black' Crime
I already thought my soul was on fire for this topic when I asked the dean of my seminary if I could spend my J-term on Black Lives...
Fear and outrage
Fear is an emotion that everyone feels and nobody likes. Fear often expresses itself through other emotions - like anger. One other thing...
Dismantling the American Dream
On the cover of Ta-Nehisi Coates' book Between the World and Me, Toni Morrison is quoted "This is required reading". I couldn't agree...
Colorblindness - the end of an era?
The more I read about the issue of black lives NOT mattering in our country, the more I learn about the era of Colorblindness. After the...
Restorative Justice
Yesterday the story on repeat in the media was of four young black men and women who tortured a white, mentally disabled male in Chicago...
Freedom - an American value?
What does it mean to be an American? What values do our flag/National Anthem and other symbols represent/stand for? I would say that...
To reconcile
"In these trying circumstances, the black revolution is much more than a struggle for the rights of Negroes. It is forcing America to...
Stay Woke
Today was my first official day of my independent study on the Black Lives Matter Movement. For today I watched the short video "5 Ways...
