How can Christians be so clueless?!?

Zondervan has just released a book called “Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership” that left me nearly speechless, in a bad way.  The racism and stereotyping is so palpable I am embarrassed that it is even associated with Christianity (though sadly, not surprised).  Check out more info here, [...]

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A Concise History of Black/White Race Relations in the USA

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Defending Equality: Skip Gates & Jimmy Carter

I stumbled up on a couple fascinating stories today regarding high-profile people defending equality:
Skip Gates found himself a victim and racial profiling and was arrested for ‘breaking into’ his own house.  Read the story and another take.
Jimmy Carter severed his ties with the Southern Baptists over their stance on women.
Sometimes I grow weary when people [...]

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This is a problem.

Hate Crimes against Asian Americans, Hispanics, and GLBT People on the Rise
How can we respond?

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Talking about race with your kids

Natasha Sky has an interesting article on her blog, Multiracial Sky, on talking to children about race. An excerpt:
The key to talking with your child—or anyone—about race is the same key to discussing any complex subject: openness. Start an open dialog with your child about race early in their life. Make it a comfortable subject [...]

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Anti-Racist Parent

This blog is “for parents committed to raising their children with an anti-racist outlook.”  Author Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of New Demographic, a consulting firm that helps people learn about race and racism without having to endure the misery of diversity training. She hosts the podcast Addicted to Race and blogs at [...]

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An apology to Arabs and Muslims

I both breathed a sigh of relief and cringed when McCain refuted a woman at one of his rallies who said she could vote for Obama because he was an Arab.
The sigh of relief was that McCain had the sense and willingness – even in the midst of such a nasty campaign – to decry [...]

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The Kitchen Table & George Fox update

Some very interesting discussions between two African American female professors at Princeton and Princeton Seminary.  They posted quite a thoughtful reflection, The Past is Ever With Us, on the recent racial incident at George Fox University (who were just suspended for up to one year for their actions.)

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Discriminatory LPGA decision suspended

Hooray! The LPGA decided against their previous decision to suspend players who didn’t speak English.  Read the AP article.

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