by Drick Boyd | Jun 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
Over the past month, I have been doing research and reading in preparation for a course I will be teaching in the fall on Race and Ethnic Relations. The purpose of the course is to provide an overview from both an historical and sociological perspective on the impact...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
Rod Niner, a good friend, recently sent me the link to a YouTube video, entitled “Just the Black Keys”. I heard this presentation nearly 12 years ago and I have never forgotten it. In this presentation on the history and background of the hymn...
by Drick Boyd | May 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
The following remarks are taken from a sermon I preached at West Philadelphia Mennonite Church on May 18, 2008. Racism as a PowerIn my experience when the issue of racism comes up, most whites feel either guilt or anger or both. Often they are angry because they feel...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
The recent controversy over Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s comments at the National Press Club on Tuesday, April 29 reveal how wide the divide still is between white and black Americans. I stumbled upon his comments while looking on You Tube for Rev Wright’s speech before the...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Recently, I read two chapters from Marcus Borg’s book, Jesus and was particularly interested in his discussion of the two paradigms of contemporary Christianity: the belief-centered and the emerging paradigms. I don’t read Marcus Borg often but when I do I find...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union” on Tuesday March 18 both addressed some concerns about his candidacy and raised some important questions regarding the place of race and ethnicity in the collective psyche of this country. In that speech he spoke...
