Sentences with phrase «one's white brothers»

I grew up in a home where my older, white brother called me a «stupid little nigger» more times than I can count, and where I countered with «ignorant, loser honkey!»

We want the choice of world class, sustainable neighborhood schools to anchor our communities, just as white brothers and sisters enjoy.

The orange - and - white kitten bats at her black - and - white brother at Lake County Animal Services.

The man who caused me the most pain, my white brother, was redeemed by my husband, a white man who has become my knight in shining armor in all things racially related.

Our white brothers and sisters who are serving the Church as seminary instructors, pastors, nonprofit leaders, and workers in the market place, need mentors of color.

What's more is that Emmett, Medgar, Dr. King, and Oscar are but a few in a long history of African - Americans who have unjustly died at the hands of our white brothers.

But what if more of my white brothers and sisters took seriously their responsibility to confront the sin of racism?

I can never give up on my white brothers and sisters because God in Christ has never given up on me.

But our people — my white brothers and sisters — will stay committed to a non-violent resolution.

We have sometimes given our white brothers the feeling that we liked the way we were being treated.

Over the years I've been challenged by my white brothers and sisters to just «get over» this.

I need my white brothers to know how I felt as I sat in the preaching classes in Bible college and seminary not once hearing examples of great African - American preachers.

This comment, and others that seem to quickly jump to the defense of officer Wilson with disregard for the fact that a human life has been taken, creates a struggle in me that I must diligently work against: the belief that my white brothers and sisters simply don't care about the African - American narrative in this country or they don't believe it has enough value to be acknowledged.

«If physical death,» he said, «is the price I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from the permanent death of the spirit, then nothing could be more redemptive.»

It was started by black Pentecostals, who graciously invited their white brothers and sisters into it.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny.

King realized this too and tried as hard as he could not alienate his white brothers and sisters, but seek their help and accept it.

Their siblings are proud of themselves to have White brother - in - laws.

One orange Tabby was so gentle he is called «Mel,» short for «Mellow Yellow,» while his white brother immediately showed no fear of my 90 - pound dog and loved to be nuzzled by him.

According to the book's description, the story starts in 1967 with two white brothers, Christopher and Michael, living in a Boston housing project.