“Hashtags and tears. That seems to be all we can get for black lives these days.”
Author: Informed Scholar
I am Hip-Hop, I am Theology, I am the Church, I am... I believe all that makes me who I am is grounded in the these three aspects. I am married with two sons, theologically trained, street bred, and Christ redeemed. My faith is not in what I know but what can be known. I am a lover of people, knowledge and social engagements.
Life Lessons from Queen & Slim (No Spoilers)
“When fear has its fingers on triggers, people die. And before your mind races to picture the guns, not all triggers are attached to weapons.”
When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice From My Adolescence, Part 4: “Tell or Go to Jail!”
It was a hot Summer. Yea, I know every Summer is hot but the summer of my senior year was the hottest ever, and it didn’t have…… Read more “When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice From My Adolescence, Part 4: “Tell or Go to Jail!””
When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence Part 3: “You Punks in a Gang?”
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” has to be the single most asked question to kids in school. It’s a loaded question that…… Read more “When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence Part 3: “You Punks in a Gang?””
When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence Part 2: Shoplifting Is What Y’all Do!
Kids like us are always being profiled for crime, and kids like us never get treated like kids. We aren’t afforded the opportunity to have our parents called before we are apprehended, or a lawyer present before we are interrogated. We don’t get the luxury to just hang out without the suspicion of doing something wrong. We are assumed to be up to no good just for being in certain spaces, even if we had the freedom and right to be there.
When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence- Part 1: Goddamn Cunningham!
“Tron, these police will mess us up… When the police want what they want, they will do anything. They will lie on us. They will lock us…… Read more “When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence- Part 1: Goddamn Cunningham!”
They Die Yung Where I’m From: My Eulogy for Boo Boo
“They say the rich die young where I’m from The good die young where I’m from They say the youngins turn guns where I’m from Runnin’ around…… Read more “They Die Yung Where I’m From: My Eulogy for Boo Boo”
So, Now You Mad? Civil Disobedience and Self-Righteousness in Response to General Conference 2019
It’s natural to be upset. Anger is a natural part of our humanity. Yet when we allow our anger and frustration to classify our brothers and sisters who have differences in opinion, theology, and biblical understanding as something other than children of God, we have missed the mark.
Fear, Fragility, and the Quest for Power in The United Methodist Church
This not the Spirit of God but the spirit of fear!
Our Kids Can’t Really Be Friends: How White Supremacy and Fragility Affect the Relationships of Children.
For almost two years my family has lived in a semi-rural city that, according to the most recent demographics, is 59% white, 22% Hispanic, and 11% Black.…… Read more “Our Kids Can’t Really Be Friends: How White Supremacy and Fragility Affect the Relationships of Children.”
