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Call to Confession: Week 4

Call to Confession: Race, White Privilege, and the Church Week 4 Zapatito Blanco: Acknowledging Old Rules and Agreeing to New Ones, Anonymous A couple of weeks ago, I was supervising a children’s program at the community center where I work … Continue reading

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What About the White Folks?

United Methodist Commission on Race. Black Ministries and Latino/Hispanic Ministries – The Episcopal Church. Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries (COREM) – United Church of Christ. Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Racial Ethnic and … Continue reading

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“A Sharp White Background”: Towards an Intersectional Church

In Zora Neale Hurston’s 1928 essay, “,” she writes about her lived experience as a black woman in the South. She talks about her racial awakening, describing it as “the day I become colored.” She uses many metaphors to talk about race, … Continue reading

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