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im memories that we didn't need to feel shame about。。。memories that all people might study and cherish … and with which we could start to rebuild。〃
That has been my experience at Trinity。 Like other predominantly black churches across the country; Trinity embodies the black munity in its entirety … the doctor and the welfare mom; the model student and the former gang…banger。 Like other black churches; Trinity's services are full of raucous laughter and sometimes bawdy humor。 They are full of dancing; clapping; screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear。 The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty; the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance; the struggles and successes; the love and yes; the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America。
And this helps explain; perhaps; my relationship with Reverend Wright。 As imperfect as he may be; he has been like family to me。 He strengthened my faith; officiated my wedding; and baptized my children。 Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms; or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect。 He contains within him the contradictions … the good and the bad … of the munity that he has served diligently for so many years。
I can no more disown him than I can disown the black munity。 I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother … a woman who helped raise me; a