And he has given us the Great Commission to make disciples of all cultures (Matt. In fact, he has always been quite intentional about seeking out disciples from every tribe, tongue and nation. And we can invite Jesus to help us with all of it.īecause, after all, Jesus was not color-blind either-nor does he call us to be. We choose to explore our own biases-both conscious and unconscious-and become part of the solution. When we are color-brave, we choose to ask questions about other people’s stories. When we see color, our eyes can be opened in new ways to the continuing systemic disparities of our multiracial society. When we become color-brave, we choose to see color for the sake of racial equality and flourishing. In her viral TED Talk, Mellody Hobson proposes that instead of being color-blind, we become color-brave. Those who deny color will remain naïvely unaware of their unconscious racial biases and unwittingly inhibit the conversations about race that are needed for greater racial equity. When people focus on not seeing color, they may also fail to see discrimination.” The reality is that those who do not see race cannot see racial disparity. From Eberhardt, the truth is that “the color-blind approach has consequences that can actually impede our move toward equality. Looking over the scope of his entire life and thought, we see that King was not color-blind.Īnd for good reason-new research shows that a color-blind approach has precisely the opposite outcome than what we intend. is the role model most frequently referenced by color-blind disciples, based on his dream that his “four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” However, to assume that King was color-blind (as we understand it) on the basis of one sentence from one speech is to take his words out of context. Of course, as disciples of Christ we also have Christian role models that we have looked to as color-blind exemplars.

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