These are the slides I used at the 2013 Emergence Christianity gathering with Phyllis Tickle in Memphis TN. These are part of m new book, "Words Matter: Curating Conversations About Race"

1. Words Matter
Curating Healthy Space for Helpful
Conversations About Race
Bruce Reyes-Chow
Emergence Christianity 2013
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2. The 11 o’clock Hour
"IT IS APPALLING THAT THE MOST
SEGREGATED HOUR OF CHRISTIAN
AMERICA IS ELEVEN O'CLOCK ON
SUNDAY MORNING."
MLK
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3. Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
ETHNICITY
neither slave nor free,
ECONOMICS
neither male nor female,
GENDER
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
POWER, JUSTICE AND INCLUSION
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4. Acts 2:6
WHEN THEY HEARD THIS SOUND, A
CROWD CAME TOGETHER IN
BEWILDERMENT, BECAUSE EACH ONE
HEARD THEIR OWN LANGUAGE BEING
SPOKEN.
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5. The Words We Use
AWKWARD
UNCOMFORTABLE
OFFENSIVE
DID HE JUST SAY THAT?
DID I JUST SAY THAT?
BRC SELF-PORTRAIT - 1970’S
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6. The Words We Use
“NO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?”
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7. The Words We Use
“IF YOU WOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT
RACE, RACISM WOULDN’T BE A
PROBLEM.”
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8. The Words We Use
“DON’T BE SO SENSITIVE.”
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9. The Words We Use
“RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT.”
PHOTO BY GEODANNY
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10. The Words We Use
“BUT IT’S SO MUCH BETTER THEN IT
USED TO BE.”
1920’S, CENTRAL VALLEY, CA
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11. The Words We Use
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“WE NEED AT LEAST ONE.”
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12. The Words We Use
“WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?”
ILLUSTRATION BY CHARAMELODY
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13. The Words We Use
“I DON’T SEE YOU AS ASIAN.”
PHOTO BY POPILOP
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14. The Words We Use
PHOTO BY ESPN
“ASIAN IS IN.”
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15. The Words We Use
PHOTO BY DEMOTIVATIONAL POSTERS
“YOU ALL LOOK THE SAME.”
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16. The Words We Use
PHIL DUNFY - MODERN FAMILY
“YOUR ENGLISH IS REALLY GOOD.”
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17. The Words We Use
“DO YOU KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?”
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18. The Words We Use
PHOTO BY STÉFAN
“IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHITE”
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19. The Words We Use
“HE SAYS IT, WHY CAN’T I?”
“WHAT’S WRONG WITH COLUMBUS?”
“MINORITIES CAN’T BE RACIST.”
“AND OUT COMES THE RACE CARD.”
“HE’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLACK.”
“WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?”
“BUT YOU NEVER SHOW UP.”
“I’M NOT A RACIST, BUT...”
“THOSE PEOPLE...”
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20. Words Matter
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