I’m sickened by what is playing out in the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. When I entered Princeton in 1983, I was forced to navigate among classmates who came from his world and places like it. But, I had no preparation for it. I did not attend a prep school, so when I was suddenly […]
Category: Culture
Male Illness not Mental Illness
Another unarmed man shot for being black and having something in his hands. Again, police feeling threatened and ending a life with no proof or cause. #StephonClark #SayHisName The problem is guns. It’s not about good guys or bad guys. It’s not about “rights”. It’s not about safety. It’s not even completely about race. Human […]
Speaking Our Truth
I encourage you to look at the replies to this tweet and then listen to my sermon from February 4. One could say that Trump has opened the floodgates to uncivil discourse, or one could say that he has tapped into something that has been bubbling under the surface for a long time. Regardless, the […]
Remember and Wake Up
Remember…The United States was founded on the premise of wanting independence from European powers. It was not a question of dominance, but rather a question of autonomy, self-determination and intentional isolation. We didn’t enter WWI until the final year of armed conflict and it took the attack on our ships in Hawaii (not Hawaii itself […]
Do You Know You Are White?
In looking for a way to share my sermon from last weekend, I came across this CNN piece from last February. Although I appreciate the stories shared in The First Time I Realized I Was Black, I struggle with this because the premise of the question puts the onus on black people to recognize their difference. […]
Mistaken Wisdom
Sermon Delivered at First Parish Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist, November 5, 2017* I bought a Garmin GPS watch this week in an effort to kick start my fitness regimen which has been sidelined by seminary and moving and internship since about 2014. Its fun. Olive hates the beep it makes. I like the fact that it […]
Jefferson’s Democracy
Democracy before decency… Jefferson’s greatest deed Sealed in the American creed that “All men are created equal” Too often holds these truths to be self-evident: That “men” exclusively means “male” And “equal” is only painted from the palette of white skin And being “created” is synonymous with an individual right to material wealth. Democracy before […]
