When I was about 21 or 22, a close friend of mine who was black came to me one day and told me she could no longer be my friend. When I asked her why, she said that it was because I was racist and sexist. I asked her with horror what I had done… Continue reading My battle with racism
George Tinker is an assistant professor of cross-cultural ministries at Iliff School of Theology. He describes his heritage as mixed blood, birthed by an Osage father and Lutheran mother. I recently read an interview with Mr. Tinker by Bob Hulteen entitled “With Drum and Cup”. In the interview Mr. Tinker describes the problem he finds… Continue reading Racial reconciliation: a key to the economic crisis
A letter to NPR, read during today’s “Morning Edition”, responded to recent reports by NPR that seemed to emphasize that this past presidential election was about race, something the listener felt was inaccurate. Indeed, yesterday a mock edition of the New York Times (online version at: http://www.nytimes-se.com/) was distributed that forecasted an America next July… Continue reading Obama’s Election and Racism
