Category: African-American

• Words from the Underground

  I wrote Words from the Underground in order to speak out and give a literary voice to the stories that lie hidden within the inner city streets of urban America.  I’ve been out there over the years.  Back in the day, I craved the allure of the street life that promised easy riches and high…

  revbruce

  July 7, 2010

• Time for Change

  UCSD’s Compton Cookout is turning into the Chancellor Cop-out. Nice try but no takers on freedom speech and such defenses when its your campus. The incident demonstrated that racism and bigotry can be seen as a laughing matter to many on a campus where 2% of the population is ridiculed and mocked as “ghetto.” The…

  revbruce

  February 26, 2010

• Reflections on Real Redemption

  Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind.  -Bob Marley, “Redemption Song”  Enslaved people have a similar experience throughout the world.  Oddly enough, enslaved Africans shared a similar experience to the enslaved Hebrews of Egypt.  Those who were shackled and chained in the Mississippi Delta and along the Mason-Dixon Line identified…

  revbruce

  January 10, 2010

• Church or Community?

  There’s a question brewing among the saints. Evangelicals and radicals alike are tossing ideas back and forth. Many folks in Christian circles are trying to figure out what to do during these hard economic times. People are trying to figure out if it is about the church being part of the community or the community…

  revbruce

  December 21, 2009

• Inspired by God

  I am honestly inspired by God as I prepare for an unconventional sermon today. Street preaching, as many will agree, requires one to say what needs to be said and shut up and get out of the way. The Lord will lead you further once you get started, but He gives you enough to get…

  revbruce

  December 18, 2009

• Black Business Month: Technology Tools

  Technology is the great equalizer for modern business. Through technology small businesses can compete and reach markets that were never available to them in prior years. The business world has seriously gone global.Those who use technology need some essential tools to maximize its usage for business success. The following is a list of tech essentials:Laptop/…

  revbruce

  August 17, 2009

• Buy Black: Black Business Month (August)

  In an era such this one that has seen the first African-American president, Black business in America needs support and strengthening. It should be that the Black community, especially the Black church, works to generate Black-owned businesses, even women-owned businesses. Throughout August, I will highlight some issues and insights regarding Black business as part of…

  revbruce

  August 6, 2009