THOMAS. … Does my anger deserve your condescension? ANDIE. I wasn't condescending you; I was just asking. THOMAS. No. You said “angry black man.” Like my anger only exists in a stereotype. That's condescending.

We may call them 'guardian angels' as the Catholics do, or 'guides' or 'controls', but whatever you call them, they really do exist and they guard us from evil on the spiritual plane.

To make life more human for the oppressed and to reclaim the humanity of the oppressed as well, the racism that is built into our most cherished institutions, including our churches, must be attacked and removed “root and branch.” Without this there can be “whiteanity,” but there can be no genuine Christianity.

For new hires joining your teams as software engineers, pair programming is a great way to bring them up to speed. It helps them ease into your codebase with a helpful in-the-moment guide, and it helps to share tribal knowledge and the technical practices that you want to be consistent across your codebase.