Tag Archives: Becoming the Beloved Community
The Wokeness Problem – Part 2
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” was hijacked in ways that helped many Americans avoid, not face, the issue of race.* Now “Wokeness” has suffered a similar fate. CNN Business correspondent Allison Morrow writes, “Part of the problem is the way … Continue reading
Becoming the Beloved Community: The Workshop
On September 11, 2021, I presented a pilot version of the Becoming the Beloved Community (BBC) workshop, and the VIDEO below shows about 16 minutes of the introduction I did for it, beginning with acknow-ledging the members of the committee … Continue reading
Does It Matter If I’m a Racist?
This is the LEAD POST in a series based on the workshop BECOMING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY: TALKING ABOUT RACE IN AMERICA. It was developed by a committee of United Methodist lay and clergy persons from the Northern Illinois Conference. See … Continue reading