Posts Tagged ‘racial identity’
The Pearl Bailey I Never Knew
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 [...]
Are You Ready to Reconcile?
I’m saddened each time I hear a church group say something like this: “We tried a racial reconciliation program and it didn’t work, so we just stopped it.”
To those in this predicament, I offer the list below.
You are not ready to reconcile …
if you seek to build a racial reconciliation “program”.
if you have [...]
When is a Monkey Not a Monkey
Note to all the men and women working in newsrooms, board rooms, back rooms of the American institutions:
In America, a monkey is not always a monkey.
A couple recent examples: Monkey cartoon and Lebron James on Vogue
And my own brush with the M word in the workplace.
Many would say America is ‘post-racial.’ Meaning ‘past race.’ [...]
Jesus
Jesus: Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer (a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity, circa 4 BC – AD 29), as adapted from wordnetweb
John 1:29
When I was a new Christian, I read the passage above for the [...]
Culture
Culture: language, beliefs, arts, dress, behaviors, and foods particular to a certain social group
Colossians 3:11
“Why are they all so loud”
“Why do they eat that smelly food?”
“Why do they travel in packs.”
Looking closer at the end of the Colossians verse—the Christ ‘in all.’ If Christ is in all that believe on Him, is He also in [...]
“Why are all the Black Kids …”
************* From urbanministry.org ***************
Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it’s not just the black kids sitting together-the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed [...]
“Heroes in Black History”
Dave and Neta Jackson have produced a modern day classic here. School age youth of all colors can benefit from this resource.
Use it in a Sunday school class (for youth or adults) to as a character study. The highlights traits like boldness, love, and reconciliation using the lives of well-known positive figures in black history [...]
“More More More, Said the Baby”
This children’s book is a collection of three love stories told in gouache paintings. In it, we see the love of a father, a mother, and a grandmother for the children in their care. It’s playful and heartwarming. The repetition can easily be turned into a song for your littlest ones. Pretty soon they’ll be [...]
“Shake It …”
“Shake it to the One That You Love the Best” is the full title of this short book of play songs and lullabies from the African American musical tradition.
It’s a toe-tapping, hand-slapping, hip-shaking tribute to most any black little girl’s growing-up days.
Complete with song origins, lyrics (with sheet music) and original art, this book can [...]
“My Black Me”
This short collection of poems by blacks edited by Arnold Adoff is an excellent primer for all ‘colored’ people. As the introduction says it is ‘black poems for all sisters and brothers.’
There are several classics from Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Sam Cornish. Many of the poets are products of the Harlem Renaissance, so no [...]
“Black Like Me”
In Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin, a white reporter and novelist, became a Negro for a little more than a month during the winter of 1959. By shaving his head and using medical treatments to alter his skin color, Griffin traveled through Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana living as a black man.
The book is [...]
Unfit to Lead
A message to Richard Greene, Emperor of the Mississippi White Knights, quoted here for saying, “leadership is just not in [a black person's] character … it’s just not in their ability.”
My name is Linda Leigh Hargrove, daughter of the late Robert Leigh, from Creswell, NC.
I attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina from [...]
Dancing on a Train
A BLACK STEAM ENGINE
I can’t help but feel like we’re dancing on a moving train.
Last week there was a lot of talk in Washington, DC about race and reconciliation. It was part of the Race and Reconciliation in America conference hosted by Bill and Janet Cohen. Bill Cohen, former Secretary of Defense, and his wife [...]
CNN Special Report: Black in America
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When I watched the trailer for the series so many questions came to mind.
What’s it like to be black in America?
Does it really matter?
How’s it different from being white or Asian or Hispanic in this country?
What’s really changed since Dr. King was killed?
Why talk about it now? What’s the use?
Watch the [...]
5 Things Mama Never Told Me About Juneteenth
Growing up in the Leigh house you didn’t hear much about history, let alone black history. So I grew up knowing BoDiddly about Juneteenth. I wonder how many others are in the same boat. Here are five things I bet your mama never told you about June 19.
The Emancipation Proclamation didn’t free all the American [...]
Turning White
Here’s a story about one man’s experience with a skin disease called vitiligo. It is a story of strength and revelation. The author, a TV reporter named Lee Thomas, says that “no matter what you look like you can still achieve your dream.”
More Links:
Three Revealing Videos
Lee’s Foundation, Turning White
About Vitiligo
Ray Bakke Anyone?
From what I can tell from the quote below (taken from “A Theology as Big as the City”) Ray Bakke is more than an urban development professor and pioneer. He’s a dangerous man.
“On God’s green earth, white people only comprise 13 percent of the population…I believe if you are a white parent with white kids [...]
