As #JamesCone was dying he sent me the conclusion to his memoir, which begins: “As I come to the end of my theological journey I can’t stop thinking about black blood.” He related the story of so many black victims to the blood of Abel that cried out to God from the ground.
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After 30 years of working together, I knew it was the last piece that would pass thru my hands: “I write because writing is the way I fight...the way I resist, doing what I can to subvert white supremacy.”
I realized that editing is the way I resist, and I was grateful to James and those who give me that opportunity.
“Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody,” now paperback orbisbooks.com/said-i-wasnt-g
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