PROFESSIONAL STUFF
I've founded six corporations, led several organizations, and conceptualized, designed, and implemented dozens of successful ministry programs. I am a middle school ELA teacher and lead Help Urban Leaders, an organization focused on the mental health of educators and ministry leaders serving urban communities.
I've accomplished a lot and have many awards, plaques, and diplomas in a box under my bed to prove it. What's more important is that I have failed more than I have succeeded, making me more effective when helping others as a teacher, coach, and consultant.
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PERSONAL STUFF
​I am Black, and my wife is not. Our oldest daughter is Black, and her husband is not. We have several nieces and nephews who are in relationships with people of different nationalities, cultures, and races. Here's the thing - Multiracial or multicultural families won't end racism. Neither will families who adopt kids of a different race or culture. And tens of thousands of mixed-race kids won't magically make prejudice, discrimination, or racial hostility disappear.
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These multiracial families may or may not change the minds of those who are either overtly racist or those who have been socially conditioned to be racially biased. Still, most individuals in this demographic are intrinsically anti-racist because of their unique life experiences.
When my wife and I married, our goal was not to have our union make the world believe that racism is a flawed human construct and that people should look at our marriage and future kids as a picture of racial harmony.
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Yes, racism is a flawed human construct, but when God brought us together, we weren't thinking about how we would or wouldn't affect racism or the world. Our desire was, and is, to love each other. Nevertheless, God has used us to stand against the idiocy of racism. And we will continue to stand, even when members of our community or mindless antagonistic racial separatists attempt to knock us down. We will always stand against racism. And we will not be bystanders when racial bigotry occurs, no matter what color or culture instigates the hatred.
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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color is doing the hating. It's just plain wrong. - Muhamad Ali
