28 Search results for "misuse"

BLACKS SHOULD NOT ‘KNOW BETTER,’ AND HERE’S WHY
The sentiment that Blacks “should know better” when it comes to prejudice against other groups is a product of white supremacist thinking. Being Black doesn’t imbue us with special powers to automatically understand someone else’s plight…
Say No To Drugs (Especially if you are on welfare or a state employee in Florida)
A few days ago I aired my frustration towards Florida Governor Rick Scott on Facebook. My status stated: “Requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug testing is yet another method being used by the GOP to increase social surveillance in low-income communities. This is nothing but a ploy by Governor Rick Scott to add more […]
Is Creflo Dollar Wrong to Support Eddie Long? What does friendship got to do with Sexual Violence?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHT86WZvU4w&feature=youtu.be We never think about our frailties when we are receiving the privileges of our entitled position. I think there is accountability to be shared on many levels. And as Bishop Long’s friend, Dollar should encourage him to be both privately and publicly honest about his sexuality and about the misuse of his power. True […]
Seven Women at the Cross: A Black Feminist Speaks of Widows
This week I had the opportunity to speak at Spelman College’s 8th Annual Seven Women at the Cross. For those who are not familiar with Seven Women at the Cross Services it is a time when women preachers and speakers recount the last seven days of Christ living on Earth through the stories of the […]