"Mama!" This was the first time my daughter directly addressed or called me. I still remember both the shock and thrill that ran through my system as I heard that one little word, from her cute baby voice! It was simultaneously a shock and a thrill because it said to me "she recognizes me as… Continue reading Mama!
What’s In A Title?
I've never been a fan of titles or social status for that matter. Those who've known me all my life, also know that the most hidden things about me were my accomplishments - I don't brag. That's not me. It was for this reason that I was critical of my eldest sister's (now deceased) propensity… Continue reading What’s In A Title?
The Theology of Male and Female
Since so many proponents of gender inequality skip the basic components of God's creation (Old and New), I'd like to give them a little biblical history lesson. When God created the world, He created all (sexual) living things in twos (we know this from the story of The Flood (Gen.7:2, 9), when the world started… Continue reading The Theology of Male and Female
White To Be Right
Christianity is neither white, nor is it a White religion, nor did it originate from White people, yet it has been dominated by White thought, White culture, White bodies and White voices. The carnal bent of human nature to dominate does not reveal itself only in male pride and superiority, but also in ethnic pride… Continue reading White To Be Right
There Be No Fancy Way to Cry
Speak of your pain in such a way That fits our gentrified communication, you say But there be no fancy way to cry! "Tell us where you hurt, but don't offend our sensibilities" you say But there be no fancy way to cry! If you see or hear me crying Know that I be… Continue reading There Be No Fancy Way to Cry
Baby Steps In Her Shoes…
In honor of Black History Month, I'd meant to write something short and from my own experience of leading as a woman of color and observing the lives of other women of color around me, to help other see and hear women of color better... First of all, our stories as women of color are… Continue reading Baby Steps In Her Shoes…
Why Men of Color ‘Need’ To Be Christian Egalitarians
"...if a Black man will never concede that he is less than a white man because of the color of his skin, why would a Black man concede that a woman is less than him because their genital organs are different? Organs that today, thanks to medicine, can be even replaced in a lab???"
Bridging The Performance Gap for Women of Color
Many women, colored and white, who've been traumatized by discrimination of women, will tell you that they've lost confidence in themselves. But do we know what 'that' means?
Two Heads Are Better Than One…Except In Marriage?
the natural order IS that both man and woman are equally gifted with wisdom and intellect as people equally created God's image (Gen.1:26). .
Women of Color, Family & Society Honor
If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? (Num. 12:14) It is an inarguable truth that in almost every culture, women are expendable and considered lesser than men, but this is more pronounced among people of color where gender hierarchy exists and is rigidly practiced… Continue reading Women of Color, Family & Society Honor
Standing together for justice and equality at the intersection of race and gender 