Christianity Must Be Defended: A Post-Racial and Post-Eurocentric Christianity Is Needed (Part I)

Christianity Must Be Defended: A Post-Racial and Post-Eurocentric Christianity Is Needed (Part I)
Since its inception Western civilization has claimed for itself the Christian religion. As a matter of tradition, to talk about the Christian faith is/was to articulate Western values and way of life. Or simply Western Civilization = Christendom. In the times of colonialism [...]

Racist makes public apology

Folks:  it makes a big difference in the world, more closely in our society, when a man acknoweldges his mistakes and repents from his past. Folks, we need more people like Mr. Elwin Hope Wilson in the world and in our culture, respectively! Many Americans are proud of your action Mr. Wilson. You are a figther for racial [...]

New Books and A Few Updates !

I recently acquired some new books on the Haitian Revolution for an upcoming conference. I will be presenting a paper at the UTD  Graduate School Symposium in April. I will look at the Haitian Revolution from a critical race theory approach(more particularly, race relations ). I will argue  that the Haitian Revolution anticipated universal emancipation and gave birth to ( [...]

On Race

(HT: Beauty & Depravity)

The Ethics of Race: Some Preliminary Thoughts (Part I)

I was not born in the States nor did I grow up in American landscape. I spent my first fifteen years in a non-American territory. I immigrated to the United States when I was quite old, to be sure 15 yrs old. (Nonetheless I’m a US citizen by naturalization and share American values, goals, destiny, [...]

Ten Propositions That Promote Racial Harmony & Erase Racism

1. Don’t call people African Americans or Asian Americans, Arab Americans, or Mexican Americans.
We don’t call white Americans European Americans, or others. The combination of the person’s ancestry and the word “American” places the individual in a sub-group or category , and thus creates a racialist differentiation and categorization. It’s more democratic and therapeutic to [...]

Are We Living In A Post-Racial America?

“Tell Me More, February 11, 2009 · President Barack Obama is the country’s first African-American president. For some, his victory has ushered in a post racial era in which there is less need for Americans to talk about race. But not everyone agrees.
Professor and commentator Boyce Watkins, author Shelby Steele and John Powell, of [...]

Man Asks Entire Town for Forgiveness for Racism

This is indeed true repentance! God bless your heart my brother.

Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race

I’m reading a paper in preparation for a class. I’ve come across these “ten fine principles” on race that are noteworthy to share with you.
Ten Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race
1.  Race is a modern idea.
Ancient societies, like the Greeks, did not divide people according to physical diferences, but according to religion, status, class or [...]

Justification and Race

Michael Bird writes about “justification and race.”