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Priscilla Shirer is apologizing to anyone who was offended by her comments about identifying as a black woman during a speaking engagement in Dallas.
On an old video clip that went viral two weeks ago, Shirer said, “I do not describe myself as a black woman because that gives too much power to my blackness.”
Shirer made the comment after a white officer shot and killed a black teen in Dallas, Texas.
After the video went viral, black women and men, even some Christian leaders expressed their disappointment with the War Room actress.
Embed from Getty ImagesWell, on last week Shirer issued an apology, and brought some clarity to her comments.
“It hurts my heart to know that I could have possibly offended some of my African American sisters & brothers. If I did, I hope you’ll receive this sincere apology & clarification in the spirit in which I am posting it,” Shirer said in a statement posted on Facebook.
“Within the framework of the entire message I was giving at the time, my only intention was to make the point that no aspect of life should ever define the believer MORE than our relationship w/ Christ. I should have been more clear when I shared those unplanned sentiments a couple years ago,” she said.
“Lord knows that I’m unbelievably proud to be a black woman. Always have been and always will be. My identification with the African American community – the struggles and the triumphs – is something that I value greatly. Those that know me well, or have followed my ministry over the past 2 decades, know that I would never intentionally do or say anything to distance myself from my heritage. The comments in the video could be viewed negatively out of context & moving forward I will be much more measured & calculated in my words in order to convey my stance with unmistakable accuracy,” she added.
