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• Dartmouth Is Offering A #BlackLivesMatter Course, How Many Liberal Churches Are...

  In today's issue of The Dartmouth there is an article which announces a collaboration between the departments of Geography and African American Studies for a... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The UUA Board is Trying Again to Eliminate the Commission on Appraisal. Don’t Le...

  Well.....they're at it again. There's a new push to eliminate the Commission on Appraisal. The last time this was tried was a little over 5 years ago, and at... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Not ‘At Risk’ But ‘In Risk’ (or Why #BlackLivesMatter and #AllLivesMatter Are No...

  Amy Hunter, who is the Racial Justice Coordinator for the YWCA here in St. Louis posted a tweet a few days ago that quoted Dr. Norm White, which said: Children... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Just When I Thought UUs Couldn’t Disappoint Me More……

  Let's be very clear about what happened in relation to Starr King. Because they did not like the result of the Presidential search, a person or persons/cabal... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Slow Genocide (#MikeBrown, #TamirRice, and #AkaiGurley)

  The following is a reflection that I gave yesterday at First Unitarian-St. Louis: Around 11:15 p.m. on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, Akai Gurley and a femal... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Liberal Religion Will Always Be Behind The 8-Ball On Racial Issues...

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  Posted on 15 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• John Crawford III, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis and Black People Not Catching A...

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  Posted on 26 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Unitarian Universalism Speak To #Ferguson? (Thoughts One Month After)

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  Posted on 17 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Have Black Men Had Such A Hard Time In The UU Ministry?…Broader Questions...

  While this seems to be a moment where UUs are willing to talk about race at more than a superficial level, before looking at the community outside of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 18-Year-Old Black Boys Must Be Perfect Or Their Killing By Police Is Justified…o...

  So…on the day that Ms. Leslie and Mr. Michael Sr. have to bury their son, the New York Times prints a profile of him that says that Michael Brown Jr. was “no... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are We Trying To “Heal” Too Soon? (#Ferguson)

  I know that as a minister I’m supposed to be all about healing (and hope and reconciliation and forgiveness and the like). Yet over the last few days hearing al... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Road to Hell Is Paved By People with Good Intent…or White Ferguson Is...

  Unlike Plaidshoes, who has only been here in the St. Louis area for 20 yrs., I am a second generation native (both of my parents were born here, but none of my... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• #Ferguson In Light of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac

  I got to preach at First Unitarian-St.Louis on August 3rd—six days before Mike Brown was killed.Unless I just can’t find one that fits, I always have one of my... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Second Step In Not Being An Ostrich? Stop Talking About “Black-on-Black Crime”...

  Why is it that crimes committed by black people against each other got a name?Have you ever heard the term “white-on-white crime”? Nope.Have you heard of... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The First Step In Not Being An Ostrich? Stop Dehumanizing Black Children...

  The following is a press release by the American Psychological Association from February:Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ferguson Police Are Trying To Character Asassinate Mike Brown…or…St. Louis...

  This morning, the Ferguson police released the name of the officer that killed Michael Brown. But they also shadily are trying to say that Mike Brown was the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Your Theology Handle What’s Going On In #Ferguson?

  That was a question posed on twitter last night. And it intrigues me as to what most  UUs would say to answer the question.And while you’re thinking about... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Knows More About Robin Williams’ Death Than Michael Brown’s

  Robin Williams died sometime late Sunday night-early Monday morning. Within 24-hours of that, the public was given plenty of information regarding the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ways of White Folk, The Souls of Black Folk

  So...yesterday afternoon a young man was walking down the street between his house and his grandmother's house. Sounds like a typical teenager thing to do,... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Just Because You’re Paranoid, Doesn’t Mean You’re Wrong (on the Death of Eric...

  July 25th, had he lived, would have been Emmett Till’s 73rd birthday.July 17th, had he lived, would have been just another day in 43-year-old Eric Garner’s life. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY