In the words and tonality of President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address let me be perfectly clear that I hate elitism in the black community with a burning passion. It has done nothing but separate us economically and rendered us even further divided on class boundaries. That being said, I’m over […]
Read more "The Failure of Black Elitism: An Armchair Case Study of Morehouse College"I just came from spending the better part of my afternoon with my friend, The Critical Cleric after I dropped off my application to Emory’s Candler School of Theology and somehow as we were sitting at Landmark Jr. cafe, and we were discussing this one young lady who went to our school (now his alma […]
Read more "North Versus South: Social Awareness Versus Black Elitism"Editors note: This is a dense post. Grab a doughnut or some tea and buckle in for the ride. In the past week, the country has been treated to backroom comments made by high profile politicians as quoted in a tell-all book Game Change expected to hit bookshelves January 12, 2010. What has made the […]
Read more "Dealing With the Specter of Ontological Blackness"Continued from the previous post because I figure y’all wouldn’t be reading a 3,000+ word post. 2005 – Hurricane Katrina, Terry Schivo In March 2005, we all remember the Terry Schivo case where the entire country joined a pro-life debate, not about unborn fetuses, but rather about a Florida woman who had entered a vegetative […]
Read more "Top Moves of the Decade (Part II, 2005-2009)"So, now as we have entered a new decade, or at least a new 10 year period, let us look back at the top ten moments that have had an impact on our lives. Or have they? Honestly, we live in a 24-hour news cycle and we’re much more apt to talk about Tiger Woods […]
Read more "Top Moves of the Decade (Part I, 2000-2004)"Fellow clergypersons, So it just hit me randomly this year that we, as self-professed American Christians really do worship the religion of Americanity rather than being true Followers of the Way. That is to say, we’ll follow what American capitalism says, dress it up in Christianity and the Bible and be okay with that. Here’s […]
Read more "Spiritualizing the Secular: An Open Letter to the Clergy of America"I had a commenter tell me that she had noticed marked disillusionment in the tenor of my posts and I didn’t really respond, but if you’re reading this, you’re more than correct. It’s hard being 25 years old and being an African American male who has a wider world view and broader understanding of, hmmm, […]
Read more "Asking The Hard Questions"A couple of weeks ago, one of my professors had us read the “Mini-Apocalypse” in the biblical scriptures found in the Gospel of Matthew 24:3-8 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of […]
Read more "The End of The Age"I need to vent. Be aware, I’ve recently been watching Spike Lee Joints: “School Daze,” “Bamboozled,” and just this weekend “When The Levees Broke” which still had me fighting back tears. That being said, a few things I heard over the past week or so just made me angry and I just want to set […]
Read more "Dealing with Negro Nonsense and Barbershop Knowledge"I survived Katrina. Now I can say I survived the Great Atlanta Flood of 2009. Seriously, I did. It rained all of week before from about September 15 or 16th which was last Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. And it really never stopped raining. So, Atlanta metropolitan area got socked with downpour after downpour. So by […]
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Joshua Lawrence Lazard 