Race in America

Learning The Reality Of Racism

Craig S. Keener | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Racism, Prejudice, African Americans, Africa, Black Church, Race in America, Race and Religion, Religion News

Sometimes white people think that racism is a dead issue, because they do not experience it. Yet it is not wise to judge other people's experience based on our non-experience.

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Obama: I Never Thought My Election Meant We Were Post-Racial

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Racial Politics, Video, Race, Race in America, Bv-Politics, Al Green, President Obama, Black Voices News

President Obama offered a sober analysis of race relations in America, and said that he did not feel his presidency represented the end of America's r...

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Everything Wrong With Racial Profiling

Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: September 11, George Zimmerman, Racial Profiling, Islam, September 11 Anniversary, Trayvon Martin, Race in America, Terrorism, Nypd Scandals, Racism, Nypd Spying, Islam in America, Religion News

What we know for sure is that Trayvon Martin is dead. We may also learn again that the false assumptions that undergird all sorts of profiling endanger our citizens and visitors, and divide us against each other.

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Race, Guns And Standing Our Ground

Rick Lowery, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Control, Racism, George Zimmerman, Race in America, Civil Rights, Trayvon Martin, Religion News

Trayvon Martin's death calls for serious conversation about race and guns. The most important issue isn't "bad people." It's flawed culture.

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Morehouse, Martin And The Methodists

Rev. Jerry Campbell | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Christianity, Morehouse College, Racism, United Methodist, Race in America, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion News

We must not betray the promise of America by continuing to turn a blind eye to the plight of the oppressed in our midst. It is up to us to take up the cause of social justice for which Dr. King and many others struggled.

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Richard Land And Southern Baptists' Race Problem

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Baptists, Evangelical Christians, Southern Baptist Convention, Racism, Christianity, Richard Land, Evangelicals, Race in America, Religion News

Below the surface, the largest Protestant denomination in North America still has serious race problems, proving once again that old paradigms die hard.

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Saving The Next Trayvon: The Church's Chance To Uproot The Curse?

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Equality, Mayor Bloomberg, Trayvon Martin, Billy Graham, Racism, Christianity, Rick Warren, Scripture Commentary, Race in America, Black Church, Religion News

Half a century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. observed, "The most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o'clock on Sunday morning?" Talk to your black friends. They still feel the curse.

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Courage Impacts History

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Christianity, Middle Collegiate Church, Civil Rights, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Race in America, Religion News

Thousands of people of all races cried out for justice for Trayvon Martin. We did not know all of the facts, but we sensed that the dynamics of race in America were at play. We blogged, petitioned, donned our hoodies, and we prayed.

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MLK, Trayvon And Jesus

Rev. Ruth Hawley-Lowry | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Racial Justice, Martin Luther King, Mlk, Jesus Christ, Trayvon Martin, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Race in America, Racism, Religion News

what do Trayvon Martin, Dr. King and Jesus have in common? They were all killed in the midst of a political climate that justified fear and legalized hate.

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The Killing of Trayvon Martin -- A Call to Address White Privilege in Florida

Muhammed Malik | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: George Zimmerman, Race in America, Trayvon Martin Killing, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Race, George Zimmerman Race, Race, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Miami News

To analyze what happened as George pulled the trigger on Trayvon, you must understand something about how race works in Florida. It is important to ex...

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Trayvon Martin: Between 'Whitening' and Bad Law

Sherman A. Jackson | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Gun Control, Racism, Stand Your Ground, George Zimmerman, Race in America, Race and Religion, Trayvon Martin, Religion News

Stand Your Ground is simply an ill-conceived, dangerous and irresponsible law that threatens all Americans far more than it protects them.

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An Open Letter to the Teachers of Trayvon Martin

Lori Ungemah | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Critcal Literacy, Florida, Curriculum, George Zimmerman, Teaching, Race in America, Brooklyn, Trayvon Martin, Education News

When I first learned of the tragedy that happened on February 26, in Sanford, Florida, when Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman and the cata...

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A Lifetime Of Isolated Incidents

Rev. John H. Vaughn | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin, Gun Violence, Racism, George Zimmerman, Race in America, African Americans, Black Church, Religion News

There comes a point for many black Americans when the "isolated incidents" are no longer those, but symptoms of deeper expressions and manifestations of racism. The killing of Trayvon Martin comes as yet another "isolated incident."

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Why I Am Hopeful About The Trayvon Martin Case

Bishop Stacy Sauls | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin, Episcopal Church, Racism, George Zimmerman, Race in America, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Religion News

God, I know, has promised that justice will roll down like mighty waters. I am hopeful. And I believe I have reason to be hopeful.

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An Evangelical Voice For Trayvon

Rev. Richard Cizik | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin, Racism, George Zimmerman, Evangelical Christians, Race in America, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Evangelicals, Religion News

The death of Trayvon Martin ought to provoke some righteous indignation. Not just from the folks who turn out in Manhattan and Florida, but from the white evangelical community in pulpits throughout the country.

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Gangsta Saint? St. Francis, Trayvon Martin And Hoodies

Jamie Arpin-Ricci | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Fox News, Hoodies, George Zimmerman, St. Francis of Assisi, Geraldo Rivera, Trayvon Martin, Race in America, Racism, Saint Francis, Religion News

While St. Francis was not trying to stylize himself as a "gangsta wannabe," his intention for choosing the hooded tunic for his habit are not far off the counter-cultural mark.

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Is The Life Of A Black Boy Worth Anything Today?

Rev. Ruth Hawley-Lowry | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin, Racism, Black in America, Race in America, Barack Obama, African Americans, Religion News

I wept when I read this question, because I knew the answer.

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Trayvon, Emmett And Dangerous Black Bodies

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Emmett Till, Christianity, Trayvon Martin, African Americans, Racism, George Zimmerman, Race in America, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Religion News

It is dangerous still, it seems, to be a black boy. You can be walking down the street, wearing a hoodie, look "dangerous," and someone will chase you and kill you dead.

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Race and the Trayvon Martin Case...

Ediberto Roman | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Race, Trayvon Martin Case, Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman, Trayvon-Martin-Investigation, Race in America, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Trayvon Martin Race, Trayvon Martin, Miami News

Race relations in this country remain a complex issue in many of our realities. Let us not use race to confuse the facts behind any case, and let us be careful not to use race as an excuse to condemn or exonerate anyone.

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Don’t Let The Supreme Court Fool You: Diversity On Campus Is Important

Kyle Anderson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, College Admissions, Faith on Campus, Fischer v. University of Texas, Race in America, Affirmative Action, Campus Diversity, Interfaith Youth Core, Bv-Politics, Religion News

If research consistently shows that a diverse environment in higher education is essential for student development, and the government sponsors a task force on this same subject, then why is the Supreme Court sending a contradictory message?

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Thoughts On The Drum Major Instinct In An Election Year

Andy Watts | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Drum Major Instinct, Health, Race in America, Martin Luther King Jr., Religion and Politics, Christianity, Election 2012, Mlk, Bv-Politics, Religion News

As MLK explains it, "Drum Major Instinct" is the desire to be first, to lead the parade. It desires recognition, importance, attention and being first. The consequences of this unharnessed instinct are devastating.

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'I Wondered Whether My Race Would Hold Me Back'

| Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Black-Teens, Race and Poverty, Video, Poverty, Class Warfare, Race in America, Race Relations, Brooklyn, Foster Teens, Race and Class, Minority Teens, Brooklyn New York, Race, Minorities, High School News

This is a youth-written article from our friends at Represent Magazine, a platform for and by young people in foster care. By Natasha Santos I ...

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Jeremy Lins of America -- Please Stand Up!

Daniel Koh | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho, Asian Americans, Jeremy Lin, Race, Race Relations, Asians, Asian American Culture, Asian-American, Asian Culture, Race in America, Culture News

The stereotype of the socially inept, meek Asian-American is one that needs changing. That ultimately requires Asian-Americans to challenge themselves --- and society at large -- to rethink the place of Asian-Americans in our society.

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'Felon' Is The New N-Word

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Michelle Alexander, Racism in the Criminal Justice System, War on Drugs, Racial Injustice, Prison Reform, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, The New Jim Crow, Race in America, Criminal Justice System, Racism, Religion News

Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" challenges us to confront the shame of our criminal justice system in the pursuit of real justice.

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Is The 'Race Card' Overused?

www.forbes.com | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Racism, Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Race, Race in America, Race Card, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Black Voices News

Race indelibly colors America's tapestry. Caring citizens of every hue are heartbroken by persistent problems plaguing many black communities. Like ev...

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