Seth Wilmor

“Who could have thought with all the efforts— they took our drums away, took our culture, our language, separated us from one another. How could we ever reclaim anything? But in our DNA was written the story of who we are, so that in 2024 I could do a DNA test and pull up Igbo Nigerian ancestors on my dad’s side and Tikar Cameroon folk on my mom‘s. Now look at God: all that erasure effort was for naught. It made no sense. It was a useless effort. They wasted their lives doing it because I know who I am. And every person who has been told they’re White needs to do the same. They need to do their DNA. I’ve had several White folks say to me, ‘Well I’m just White.’ What does that mean? Are you Irish, Italian, Swedish? Come on, now! It’s a big world.” Dr. Barbara Holmes “Living in a Crowded Cosmos,” CAC Living School recording

Loving this quote from the CAC’s (@cac-org.bsky.social) teacher Dr. Barbara Holmes (1943-2024). Happy Black History Month 🖤

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Be like cats. Become ungovernable.

“In the Exodus-Sinai tradition Yahweh is disclosed as the God of history, whose revelation is identical with God's power to liberate. There is no knowledge of Yahweh except through God's political activity on behalf of the weak and helpless of the land.”

- James Cone, God of the Oppressed

Hell yeah

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and nonbinary youth.

Trans kids have a right to exist as who they are, not who the Trump administration wants them to be.

“Any Christian who is offended by the call to mercy must look in the mirror and have an honest conversation: Am I a Christian? Am I living as though Jesus has a claim on my life?”

So well said! ❤️

“Any Christian who is offended by the call to mercy must look in the mirror and have an honest conversation: Am I a Christian? Am I living as though Jesus has a claim on my life?”

Blessed are the Merciful Love Demands the Truth

Blessed are the Merciful is my most recent substack. included is an invitation to come to a talk about What White People Must Do Now Sunday Jan 26 at 10:00a ET. Link inside the article.
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Our political leaders should treat everyone with honor and dignity, regardless of their identity or immigration status.

Thank you, Bishop Budde, for bravely supporting our community and holding our leaders accountable.