I think the term Negro needs to be revived. Or maybe we just use Nigger. For, the nature of...
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Is Black Faith in God just something we say?
Fr. Jabriel, , #BlackLivesMatter, Becoming Beloved Community, Black Church, Blog, 0You know, the curious thing about Moses’ encounter with the Burning Bush is his question to God: So Moses...
When You’re Raised to be a Slave, Can You Dream of Freedom?
Fr. Jabriel, , #BlackLivesMatter, Becoming Beloved Community, Blog, 0The best that Moses’s mother could do for him was to set things up so that he would be...
This is what happens to a Dream Deferred…
Fr. Jabriel, , #BlackLivesMatter, Becoming Beloved Community, Blog, 0What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore—And...
What is the Promise of God to Black People?
Fr. Jabriel, , #BlackLivesMatter, Becoming Beloved Community, 0In my recent sermons, we’ve been looking at Jacob , son of Isaac and Rebekah, as a metaphor for...