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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Is.30:21)
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Endgame: AIDS in Black America | Notes & Reflections
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame-aids-in-black-america/ Transcript with my underlines, and annotated reflections: ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Renata Simone ANNOUNCER: Tonight on FRONTLINE, an intimate journey. MARVELYN: I was a heterosexual all-American teenager. HIV and normal didn’t go together, so I thought. JOE HAWKINS, Bench and Bar Nightclub: The minister put his hand […]
The Help | Review
September 18, 2011
http://thehelpmovie.com/us/#s=home My favorite movies of this genre are based on true stories (“Remember the Titans,” “Malcom X” and “Amistad” come to mind). However, I will add this film to my list of recommendations for it really is a wonderfully depicted story of the hardships during the Civil Rights era through “a lens less viewed”. While […]
The Great Debaters | Notes & Review, and Reasoning the Psychosis of Race
January 2, 2009
The Great Debaters movie site. 2007. Well done. Inspiring, and moving. There is some controversy around the historical accuracy of the movie, specifically the names of the characters, and the closing “data” of their accomplishments listed at the end of the film (cf., New American Media, and Crosswalk.com) though it doesn’t seem critical to Rober […]
Whatever It Takes | Notes & Review
November 28, 2008
Paul Tough. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest To Change Harlem and America. Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Geoffrey Canada on Charlie Rose. Geoffrey Canada on Oprah, pt.1, pt.2. Geoffrey Canada at Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. “Going Big” on This American Life. NYTime.com article, “The Harlem Project.” 60 Minutes, The Harlem Children’s Zone. A […]
Malcolm X and the Psychosis of Race in America
July 31, 2008
As part of the series of posts on race relations in America in this blog, I am listening with new ears, diving into the psychosis of this kind of rhetoric (and I mean that phrase in the technical definitions). I listened to Malcolm X’s speech entitled “The Ballot or the Bullet” delivered April 12, 1964 […]
Ward Connerly and the Psychosis of Race Relations in America
July 19, 2008
In an effort to keep balanced, I offer this article in the Wall Street Journal by Ward Connerly to give voice to the various perspective and sides on the issues of race and justice. Ward Connerly is the former University of California Regent and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization […]
CNN’s “Black In America”
July 11, 2008
More information can obviously be found at the CNN website. The special seems to have four unique components: “The Black Woman and Family,” “The Black Man,” “The King Assassination,” and the “HBCU Tour.” (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). In this first installment of CNN’s Black in America series, “Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination.” Soledad […]
Multiethnic Ministry – Race & Reason in the Church, pt.2
July 8, 2008
My first post addressed the Leadership article “Ethnic Blends.” This post, I’d just like to offer a few resources that may be of help for furthering the discussion. As mentioned in the previous post, the complexity of the issue gives me pause for strong opinions. I offer this post as a contribution to the conversation. […]
Multiethnic Ministry – Race & Reason in Church Life, pt.1
July 8, 2008
Leadership Weekly’s subject the week of June 3 was “Developing a Multiethnic Staff.” As an Associate Pastor at a very diverse church (a congregation of around 6000 members, ~50% black, 50% everything else — white, asian, hispanic/latino, pacific islanders, indians, etc.), my interest, and my mind was of course piqued. An article entitled “Ethnic Blends?” […]
The Namesake – Racial and Cultural Lessons for a Better Humanity
May 2, 2008
The Namesake movie (website here, trailer here) was produced in 2006 and is based upon the book by Jhumpa Lahiri. I found a very eloquent review of the book here, and a blog dedicated to the movie here. The review linked above is going to be difficult to outdo (well done). So, for the purposes […]
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