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America, America, How Does Your Wisdom Grow?
About 40 years ago, I had an intense conversation with a man whose name I don’t remember, so I will just call him Paul. Both …
“Biblelistically” Blessed: Liberating Christianity from White Supremacy
One of the many gifts I received from my mother is a healthy skepticism about religiosity. Although she was a deeply devout, churchgoing, Bible-loving, Sunday …
Still Playing in the Dark?
Nothing has as much durability as a racialized trope. Memories of 60’s television include racing downstairs with my cousins to see the “Negro” who had …
Mary, Full of Grace, with a Little Splash of Vinegar
There were some Southern traditions that my mother seemed to delight in ignoring. One was wearing roses on Mother’s Day: red if your mother was …
Here in a Manger
I know next to nothing about barnyards and stables. In fact, I just learned that a manger is a feeding trough for animals. Other barnyard …
Oh, Say Can You See… Somebody Done Somebody Wrong…
This recent spate of patriotic holidays has got me thinking about country music. It’s not that I’m an aficionado of that genre by any stretch …
This is US
By Way of Prologue Anyone wanting an easy listening overview of a city’s attractions knows exactly what to do: climb aboard a climate-controlled tour …
Who Needs a Magical Reindeer? Or (#deconstruct 2020)
It’s finally fa-la-la-la-la time, and I couldn’t be more ready. Every year as soon as December rolls in (and not a minute sooner), I crank …
A “Karen” by Any Other Name . . .
In gratitude and memoriam for Erica Garner, Heather Heyer, Fannie Lou Hamer, Coretta Scott King, Dorothy Parker, Ida B. Wells, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg …
