Tag: Black Lives Matter
Posted on June 26, 2020
by Brad Bates
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George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and more represent recent unjust deaths in America that have led to protests and riots across the entire United States. The phrase “I Can’t Breathe” was part of the last words George Floyd spoke as he died under the weight… Continue Reading “BONUS: I Can’t Breathe Pt 2”
Posted on February 24, 2020
by Brian Baldwin
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I’ve got to admit that I do miss the predominantly black church. The big choir, the animated sing/preaching, the dancing during praise, the soulful southern gospel style of music — almost everything. Yes, it is easier to go and be with people that also… Continue Reading “Black Christian/White Church”
Category: Church, Cultural Engagement, RaceTags: Black Community, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Christianity, Church, Minority, Politics, Prayer, Race, racism, relationships, Worship
Posted on February 11, 2020
by Brian Baldwin
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Can you not with the “Jesus is the white man’s God”? Really, it’s so lame and easily refuted. This shows a serious lack of reading comprehension and an even worse victim complex. Everything is the white man’s fault somehow, even the spread of the… Continue Reading “We Were There”
Category: racism, UnityTags: Black History, Black Lives Matter, Christianity, Civil Rights Movement, Family, Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationships, love, racism, Religion, Social Justice
Posted on February 10, 2020
by Brian Baldwin
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Cut off. That’s what black history month reminds me of. This isn’t an aim at anyone specifically, but generally speaking, that’s how I typically feel about black culture. That’s nothing new. I’ve felt that way since I was very young; way before I ever… Continue Reading “Bastard III (Black History Month)”
Category: Abortion, Cultural Engagement, History, UnityTags: Black Lives Matter, children, Christianity, Depression, Family, Feminism, History, Marriage, Music, Politics, racism, Religion, Sex, Slavery, Training
Posted on July 12, 2016
by Brad Bates
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Growing up as a kid, when I would fall and get a scrape or cut myself somehow, my mother would apply a band-aid to my wound. But not BEFORE she kissed my boo-boo, washed the wound, and then applied some antiseptic ointment to keep… Continue Reading “Racial Band-Aids”
Category: racism, UnityTags: All Lives Matter, America, Band-Aid, Black Community, Black Lives Matter, Church, Civil Rights Movement, Hate, Heart, Injustice, Police, racism, Segregation, Slavery, White Community