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Reparations for Unjust Slavery and Other...

The word reparations within the context of racial injustice has the sense of repairing a wrong, hence, the similarity of the words repair and reparations. The reparation debate remains polarized, with reparations framed as restorative justice by supporters and divisive...

Confronting Historical Slavery and Racism and...

Sometimes pain comes from the thought of cruelty and/or injustice perpetuated by someone upon a family member or another to whom one has strong connection. This is the case concerning historical slavery and racism and any present-day racism. American slavery...

The Issue of White Guilt for...

On a Facebook Page in October 2025 I saw a post with the following which I screenshotted: I wrote a comment on the post that said: The video clip I mentioned is from the Total Life Christian Missionary Baptist Church...

Report on National Jail and Prison...

Statistics show that there is still a great discrepancy proportionally between minorities and the majority race-wise. There is a great need for greater statistical accuracy and confidence in the data to ensure any reported increases or decreases are not a...

Race and Religion

National Review: On the Religious and Racial Divide Baylor: Religion and the Paradox of Racial Inequality Attitudes NIH: Religious Involvement and Racial Disparaties in Drug and Alcohol Usage Univ of Minnesota: Religious influences on understandings of racial inequality in the...

Critical Race Theory

For me the key push back against Critical Race Theory (CRT) has to do with (1) whether white folks alive today should feel any guilt for what their ancestors may or may not have done and (2) whether CRT should...

Race and Income/Wealth

Census: Households by Total Money Income, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder Census: Race and Economic Opportunity The Federal Reserve: Survey of Consumer Finance (SCF) The Federal Reserve: Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of...

A Note on the Recent Killings...

The cases of Arbery and Floyd reminds me of the principle of stereotyping as one of and most likely the root cause of problematic interaction between law enforcement and the minority community and the larger issue of racism. I certainly...

H.R. 1242 400 Years of African-American...

The US Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) has passed the H.R. 1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act and President Trump signed it into law on 1/8/2018. Information on the act may be found at congress.gov.  The PDF version...

About Hebrew Israelites/Israelism

Updated:  March 9, 2025  Click on the Table Content entry to jump to that entry as desired.   The Question of Who Has the Right to Identify as an Israelite. I emphasize to both those who identify as Hebrew Israelites...

Kanye West Meeting With President Trump...

On October 11, 2018 Kanye West met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office followed by lunch.  Others were there including Jim Brown, the Hall of Fame Football Player and now Community Leader, etc.  I am impressed with Kanye...

Spiritual Warfare From Conception to the...

Spiritual Warfare I am a Christian Minister. I believe in God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Religions/faiths other than Christianity (e.g., Judaism, Islam, individual beliefs, etc.) believe in God. But Christianity is superior to all of them because of the role...