“To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.”  W.E.B. DuBois

“Has not God chose those who are poor in the eye of the world to be rich in faith.” James–Brother of Jesus

Summary

Eugene Robinson in his book, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America, says that, “There was a time when there were agreed upon ‘black leaders,’ when there was a clear ‘black agenda,” when we could talk confidently about ‘the state of black America’–but not anymore.”  The reason, Robinson argues, is we have splintered into four groups:

* Mainstream

* Transcendent

* Emergent

* Abandoned.

In this episode I demonstrate how wisdom, calling, sacrifice and jazz can help us to move forward together.

Link

Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America by Eugene Robinson

He Aint’ Heavy by Gilbert Young

Let’s Connect

* What would you say is the greatest challenge Black America is facing?

* What do you think is most difficult about being black and Christian in America?

* Should we retire the term “Black leader”?

* Is it possible to have a Black agenda?

* How do we unite our people? What do we have in common outside of our skin?

Thanks to these great artists for providing their music!

* Opening Song:  The Kingdom is Like by Dave Lemieux

* Closing Song:  Pure Religion by Liz Vice