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Reflections from an African-American Police Chaplain

Posted on July 20, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

While the world is concerned with the constant threat from terrorist groups, the United States is finding itself facing a terror of its own. The shootings of two young African-American men, one in Baton Rouge, La., and the other in a suburb of St. Paul, Minn., have ignited a tension between law enforcement and the…

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White Privilege in a World Where Black Lives Matter

Posted on July 8, 2016January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

I don’t know what it’s like to be a Black person in this country. I don’t know what it’s like to have others see me as suspicious or dangerous simply because of the color of my skin. I don’t know what it’s like to wonder if I will experience discrimination or even overt hatred or…

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