Tag: diversity
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Hitting the Target on Corporate Racism
Target’s recent rollout, and hasty removal, of a children’s clown costume styled in blatant, Jim Crow-era minstrel imagery featuring a Black child is appalling. A trite, flaccid apology claiming they “got this wrong” is an unacceptable recompense for globally influential, corporate racism. Read Article: Why is Black Excellence So Threatening? There is zero excuse for…
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Why is Black Excellence So Threatening?
The sudden, heartbreaking passing of Professor Jason Arday at age 41—just days after an intense public campaign pushed him to resign from his historic post as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor—has laid bare the devastating human cost of systemic hyper-scrutiny. When Arday was appointed, the milestone was rightly celebrated as a triumphant breakthrough. Yet beneath…
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Y’all, I’m Tired
Y’all, I’m tired. Watching another Black family lay their young son to rest this week, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, brings back the heartbreakingly familiar pain. It is an exhausting, devastating rhythm: another life cut short, another family left searching for answers, and another name added to a tragic, unending list. I had the honor to…
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Dear Young Black Leader
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw…
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George Floyd is Not a Joke
Recently in the roast of a public figure, another comedian made reference to George Floyd, mocking Floyd’s pleas for breath in his last moments. When a public figure steps onto a massive global stage and turns a taped, public execution into a lighthearted punchline, it signals a terrifying structural rot in our culture. George Floyd’s…
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Juneteenth: Freedom Restored
This week, I had the privilege of hosting a training intensive with a beautifully diverse cohort of Christian leaders. Spanning a wide array of racial backgrounds, varying perspectives, and denominations, our focus was equipping leaders to find true freedom from the culture wars. As we celebrate Juneteenth, our minds naturally turn to June 19, 1865,…
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Our Vote is Our Voice
How do we reconcile our national narrative of “progress” with legal decisions that seem to systematically dismantle the 20th century’s hardest-won victories? The recent action by the Supreme Court to expedite a ruling that effectively guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is more than a procedural update—it is a profound regression of American…
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The Altar of Action
My reconciliation work through Kathairo is based on Jesus’ words in John 15 “cleansing” is rarely just a surface-level endeavor. To truly purify the soil of our cities, we have to address the deep-rooted toxins of systemic oppression and racism. While policy shifts and economic programs are vital tools, there is a dimension of leadership…
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The Danger of Christian Nationalism
This past Sunday at church I felt led to address the need for calling out racist rhetoric in the United States. Many have asked a deeper question: What is happening inside American Christianity? One answer we cannot ignore is the rise of Christian nationalism. At its core, Christian nationalism is the belief that Christianity should…
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Why Christians Must Call Out Racism
The recent social-media post from President Trump that depicted former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes rightly drew widespread outrage; and Christians should be among those raising their voices. What was shared was not just political theater but imagery grounded in a painful and explicit history of racial dehumanization in the United States.…
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