Racism

How We Talk About Authority and Submission Matter #AltonSterling: An Interview with Geoff Holsclaw

What keeps you up at night? #AltonSterling’s death kept Geoff Holsclaw up Tuesday night. It made him mad. I imagine he is still mad this morning when he learned of #PhilandoCastle.… Continue reading

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Black Olive or Green Olive, What Color Was Jesus?: An Interview with Adam Clark

Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot. A recent article at Smithsonian.com highlighted the recovery of an eyewitness account of the events. Clearly the event was not a riot.… Continue reading

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Only By Persistence and Fortitude

“How is it someone may forgive so quickly?” Considering the circumstances surrounding the events at Mother Emanuel last Wednesday evening, the questioner asks a legitimate, if not critical, question.… Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap – Maybe You Missed These Posts and the Comments

OU put on their own surge in the second half and is putting Iowa State away to get back in the win column. Last  night I enjoyed the home opener for the OKC Thunder. Despite the chatter about chemistry and Harden’s first two games with the Rockets, the Thunder … Continue reading

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Quoted by Reuters or, What About My Other Comments On the SBC?

Wednesday morning Kathy Finn, a stringer for Reuters, asked if she could speak with me about recent events at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. I had just sat down after losing an appeal to overrule the Chair regarding a motion I Continue reading

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