Black churches are the site of particular power, and a magnet for violence
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Michael Eric Dyson
Sites and spaces of black life have come under attack from racist forces before, but the black church is a unique target. It is not just where black people gather. In too many other places, black self-worth is bludgeoned by bigotry or hijacked by self-hatred: that our culture is too dumb, our lives too worthless, to warrant the effort to combat our enemies. The black sanctuary breathes in black humanity while the pulpit exhales unapologetic black love. For decades, these sites of love have been magnets for hate. [link]
By Michael Eric Dyson
Sites and spaces of black life have come under attack from racist forces before, but the black church is a unique target. It is not just where black people gather. In too many other places, black self-worth is bludgeoned by bigotry or hijacked by self-hatred: that our culture is too dumb, our lives too worthless, to warrant the effort to combat our enemies. The black sanctuary breathes in black humanity while the pulpit exhales unapologetic black love. For decades, these sites of love have been magnets for hate. [link]
