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This post is based on the talk I gave on a call of the Women of Color in Ministry Project on April 8, 2016. Solidarity is biblical 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 
If one member of Christ’s body suffers, all suffer.  If one member is honored, all rejoice. Matthew 5:21-24 
 Be reconciled to one another before coming to the altar. I Peter 4:8-10 Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Meanings of solidarity In the Christian world, there is a tradition of solidarity. US Conference of Catholic Bishops  shares the following Catholic social teaching on solidarity: [Solidarity] is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the...

This post was originally published on ecclesio.com in November 2015. No one political party has ever, in the history of politics in the U.S., attained a clean record when it comes to race and racism. In the United States, race-baiting during elections is not restricted to one political party, despite one party increasingly identified with white voters and the other identified as more friendly to most people of color groups (see for yourself: http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-party-affiliation/ ). Living into white supremacy is something every presidential candidate does, whether it is for political expediency or an actual belief held by that candidate. Just listen to what candidates say about the U.S. relationship with China, and you’ll hear the shades of yellow peril slipping out. Neither major party is known to be particularly responsive to the concerns of people of color, although the Congress did Native Americans and immigrants a solid with the 201...