There’s been a lot of press recently about the different ways coronavirus has impacted various ethnic communities. We’ve already written that the virus doesn’t care who you are–it infects all without prejudice. However, as more data comes in, what happens after you’re...
In part one of this series, Should I Read Books by Slaveholders?, Isaac wrote about processing the failings of our historical heroes. This piece takes a step further back to ask whether or not we should be reading or revering people in the first place if we know them...
White brother or sister—do you need to apologize for slavery? I’m not using the word “apologize” as a way to express regret. We should all lament the history of slavery. I mean it here as a way to accept personal responsibility. Maybe that question sounds ridiculous....
Every day on my way to seminary, I have to pass several schools. The added traffic can make an early morning commute frustrating. But the slowness gives me time to think. Posted next to the entrance of the elementary school is a sign. It says, “safe school zone.”...
Editor’s Note: This post is a part of a series called, “When I Recognized Race” in which brothers and sisters share about how they came to grapple with the realities of race and racism. The point of this series is not to convey, “Look at how racially conscious I am!”...
