WHITE BREAD, BROWN BREAD
I haven’t eaten with white folks in years and I’m getting a little concerned. I eat with black folks every day. They’re my family so I have no other choice. If I didn’t eat with my husband and kids I think they’d get a little concerned about me.
But from around 1995 to [...]
When I first saw a black and white photo of Pearl Bailey smoking, I said to myself, ‘I didn’t know Pearl Bailey smoked;’ but then I read the caption below that picture, ‘Pearl Bailey Married Louie Bellson in 1952‘ and quickly forgot her bad habit.
For the next hour or so, I was consumed with finding [...]
I’ve come to the realization that it is time for a break.
As I sit writing this blog, I’m a little sad and relieved. Sad that I will not be blogging for the next few months. And relieved that I won’t be blogging for the next few months.
Don’t worry, I will be writing. Once a writer [...]
I’m not old enough to have witnessed the road Dr. King walked towards his goal of equal rights for every American. But I do remember the televised struggles of dark-skinned South Africans like Bishop Tutu and Nelson Mandela against a racist regime. And how could I ever forget Lech Walesa’s struggle against communism in Poland? [...]
Did you EE today?
That’s what Maggie and John Anderson want to know. The Andersons, an African American couple living in a Chicago suburb, started The Empowerment Experiment (or EE) in January 2009.
When they ask their signature question (did you EE today), they are asking if you bought from a black-owned business. Their reasoning? To defy [...]
“Where are all the black people?”
That’s what National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson has been asking for many years. Ranger Johnson has worked for the National Park Service for more than 20 years, spent mostly at Yosemite. And in those years he’s seen so few blacks that he refers to black visitors as ‘a sighting.’
When I [...]
This blog, 17Seeds, is all about spreading ideas that lead to biblically-based racial reconciliation. Toward that end, I formed the goal to create 17 tip sheets. So far I’ve only written four. Two more are in the works, but I’ve run out of ideas.
This is where you step in, with your cape waving artistically in [...]
One Sunday morning in Birmingham 46 years ago a bomb took the lives of four little girls. It was September 15, 1963. The girls, all under the age of 15, were part of a church youth day celebration at Sixteenth Street Baptist. The sermon that morning: The Love That Forgives.
The blast shook the community, the [...]
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This presentation examines funding biases of nonprofits across race, class, gender and faith. Research shows that while 52.4% of those in poverty in the USA are people of color, only 16.5% of nonprofits are led by people of color, and only 3% of foundation funding goes toward organizations that are led by people of color. Feel free to share this on your Blog or Website using the embed code link at the bottom right of the presentation. Post any comments or questions below after logging in.
"The Racial Undertones of Baggy Pants Laws" is a blog article written by Change.org Criminal Justice blogger Matt Kelley commenting on recent laws passed in certain counties in the United States outlawing baggy jeans. Punishment for such a "crime" can cost 93 days to a year in jail and/or up to $500 in fines.
Nearly every community in America is being hit hard by the recession and there seems to be no end in sight. It is great to see many churches and ministries reaching out to help. But, imagine what the impact would be if Christians of different ethnicities in your community were all working together to help during this difficult time?
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Color of Change is focused on using the Internet to empower and inform African Americans about issues affecting them and how they can help. Started in the wake of Katrina by James Rucker and Van Jones, this organization works to amplify the political voice of Black America.
In the movie, "Baby Boy," Jody and his "baby momma" Yvette are seen bickering over Jody’s over-use of her vehicle. Though Jody often offers husband-like companionship to Yvette by taking her to work, he tends to take advantage of the freedom afforded him. This is because he not only takes Yvette’s car keys without her permission; he is also seen throughout the movie running a host of miscellaneous errands in her vehicle. These miscellaneous errands includes "boosting"–or selling stolen merchandise–in her car, going to see his "other baby momma," Peanut; and driving his friends around in her vehicle.
