Reader responses from my Another Way article in February on "Racism and Backlash" were numerous, upsetting, heartening, and instructional. So here are opinions, insights and personal experiences with racism that we can all learn from.A 40-year-old woman wrote about...
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no...
As we know, we see discrimination in some form or another almost everyday and often times it leaves a sour taste in our mouths.The following story shows us the side of diversity that we are all working for. It is a pleasant twist to see that there are companies and...
If the world was blind,maybe then we'd seethe true side of beauty,deep within you and me. No one could judge usby our outer looks,like the fancy coverson expensive books.We'd see with our hearts,and not just our eyes,and what we discovermight be a surprise. There...
The first time I saw a white man, I was in church in our Alabama parish in the middle of August and it was very, very hot. The preacher rambled on, his fire and brimstone sermon seasoned with an occasional Hallelujah from our sweaty congregation. I was daydreaming...
A Child asked in innocence,As he gave a playful nod,Would you please tell me grandpa,What color is God?Pondering for and answer,The old man quickly replied,He's the color of rosesAnd the purple mountain side.He's the blue in the morning sky,And the beautiful colors of...
It was a beautiful Sunday morning. People were filling the church to its fullest capacity! As they entered, each were given a bulletin filled with announcements, topic of today's sermon, what songs they would sing and who to pray for. At the end of the line stood an...