As Christians, we follow the teachings of Jesus who repeatedly told us to love each other, love our neighbors, and love even our enemies. When we pursue a life that makes radical love visible, on earth as it is in heaven, our actions are marked and defined by love. Listen to this important message by ESA Racial Justice Fellow Micky ScottBey Jones as she explores the importance of revolutionary love and asks us to “put love back into the center of our movements for justice.”
What We All Get Wrong About Racism
By Leslie Leyland Fields
We are all racist in some ways. We all make judgments based on externalities. We all categorize—it is the mind’s natural state to sort and order and try to contain all the disparate information our brains are constantly receiving , which means we all place people in boxes with labels.