Category Archives: Race

Church Write-Up: God As Parent; a God Thing; Black Lives Matter

Posted on July 8, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

I have three topics for my church write-up today.  Last Sunday, I went to a Baptist church.  Most of the people who attend, as well as the pastor, are African-American.  But there are a significant number of white people who … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Prophetic Lament, by Soong-Chan Rah.

Posted on October 9, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Soong-Chan Rah.  Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times.  Downers Grove, IVP Books, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. Soong-Chan Rah helped plant a church in inner-city Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his first sermon series was about the … Continue reading →

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John Kasich on ABC This Week: He’s Like the Huckabee I Loved in 2008!

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

This morning, Republican Presidential candidate John Kasich was on ABC This Week.  He was on shortly after Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who was defending Kim Davis.  Here is the interaction between George Stephanopoulos and Kasich on Kim Davis (see … Continue reading →

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My First American Crime Write-Up

Posted on April 2, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I’ve been watching the new ABC series, American Crime, which is on Thursday nights at 10 pm. I want to write some of my reactions to the show, and I’ll use as my starting-point wikipedia’s succinct description: “The show follows … Continue reading →

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Concluding Black History Month 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

A person who knew my story would probably say that I was naive about race when I was younger.  At the undergraduate institution that I attended, I was taking a Winter Term class.  I was arguing against affirmative action, saying … Continue reading →

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Is Bill Cosby Right? 9

Posted on February 27, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

I finished Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), by Michael Eric Dyson.  In this post, I’ll talk about Dyson’s discussion of the economic situation of African-Americans. Dyson acknowledges the economic improvements in the … Continue reading →

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Is Bill Cosby Right? 8

Posted on February 26, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

On page 250 of Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), Michael Eric Dyson quotes something that Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. said about the program Amos ‘n’ Andy.  Gates stated in a November … Continue reading →

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Is Bill Cosby Right? 7

Posted on February 25, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), Michael Eric Dyson praises Jesse Jackson for acknowledging the importance of personal responsibility within the African-American community, while also working to address … Continue reading →

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Is Bill Cosby Right? 6

Posted on February 24, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), Michael Eric Dyson discusses different views regarding the causes of poverty.  Some blame the poor individual, as if he or she is … Continue reading →

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Is Bill Cosby Right? 5

Posted on February 23, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?), Michael Eric Dyson talks about Bill Cosby’s family problems.  Dyson does this, not to air Cosby’s dirty laundry or to accuse Cosby … Continue reading →

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