(Part two of two)  From the liturgy of the Word.  “Blessed are those who fear the Lord AND walk in his ways” (Psalm 128: cf. 1).  “Even if his mind fail” which is what a racist mind does, fail, “be considerate of him; revile him not all the days of his life” (Sirach 3:15).  Hmmm.  “Bearing with one another and forgiving one another . . . as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another . . . ” (Colossians 3:13, 16).  “Out of Egypt,” i.e. racism, “I called my son” (Matthew 2:15).

This election was a about the preservation of white privilege.—Steven Shea  Really.  Tell that to Don King, the boxing promoter, photographed yesterday with The Donald.  This election was about including all people under the American umbrella.

The United States of America is never more American than in its Afro-American dimension.