I love “Church Mothers.” I appreciate their celestial confidence. I love how they designate certain church pews as their own; I love their hats, and the way they smile. They are the metaphorical waters of many church fountains. Often they hold the tears of weary members, baptizing them into wellness. Church mothers are the givers,…
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Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer”
Right now I am meditating upon Spike Lee’s film “Red Hook Summer.” This film–preaches red, walks red, uncovers an evil church red “rat” that needs to be corrected by the community. The implicit recognition that something is very wrong in the African American church experience is this film’s thesis and its “rat.” Mookie (Spike Lee),…
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