Category Archives: Race and Ethnicity

Looking in my wardrobe, I wonder what to wear. Should my choice be geared by style or by fear? A warm day, true, but would I feel good, If I put on the sweater with the big hood? What I … Continue reading →

Posted on March 24, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Are you my type? Redux: The Curious Case of Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

I wrote yesterday about how a chance remark reminded me about profiling and how it can be wanton. I was also reminded about how dangerous and destructive it can be to many, but it seems especially to young black men. … Continue reading →

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Pure Bunkum!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Honestly, I was always bewildered about the furore concerning President Obama’s birthplace and religion. Deep inside, I know that a lot of his fellow Americans do not see him as one of their own. Whether it is because of his … Continue reading →

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Simply speaking: Thank you, brown paper bag

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

My Saturdays have become quite simple in recent weeks; I’ve been trying to keep things simple and quiet. This Saturday, I craved some exercise so went to an early morning kick boxing class, after breakfast. The previous day’s burst of … Continue reading →

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Let’s hear it for intolerance

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Once I had finished gorging pancakes on Fat Tuesday, I had to get ready for Lent. Forty days wandering and wondering in the wilderness of soul-searching requires the right gear. Sack cloth? Check. Ashes? Check. Stick? Check. Pocketful of locusts? … Continue reading →

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Whine up yourselves

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Several weeks ago, Time Magazine announced that ‘The Protester’ was its person on the year 2011. The adage that if you do not ask, you will not get, resonates well with many people.  Protest is not new. It is simply … Continue reading →

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Mr. King on Dr. King

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Colbert King (Washington Post columnist), spoke to the regular forum held after the 9.15 morning service at St. Alban’s Parish Church, on Sunday, January 15, as the latest in a series of illustrious speakers to celebrate the public holiday for … Continue reading →

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Eat that? You can’t make me.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

The Biblical passage that has John, clothed in camel’s-hair, and eating locusts and wild honey (see Mark 1:4-11) is always good for a look of revulsion on more than a few faces. I’m no religious scholar, but have read several … Continue reading →

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Words are all I have

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Languages and how they are used and change have become one of my loves over my life. Earlier in the week, I had the idea of writing about how I first discovered that I was bilingual. I was born in … Continue reading →

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The end is nigh

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Predictions from various Christian believers are swirling around that tomorrow, May 21, will be Judgement Day, and the world as we know it will end. I will not make light of those predictions, but it has been a world that … Continue reading →

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