Title: Racism Is Poisoning Our Society | Time
Headings: Racism Is Poisoning Our Society
Racism Is Poisoning Our Society
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Content: A Call to Unity in a Fragmented World, and holds a doctoral degree from Phillips Theological Seminary and Master of Divinity from the Yale Divinity School. R ecently I posted a prayer. It was in response to the events in Baltimore: a young black man was mortally injured while in police custody, citizens took to the streets, and on the day of the funeral, the protests turned violent. My prayer was for all: those who mourn, those who are injured, the protesters, the police. I prayed for a release from the sin of racism and our dependence on violence to solve our ills. As so often happens, the word “racism” triggered angry responses. “ How can you say ‘racism’ when we don’t even know what happened?” Let me try to explain.