A Message To White America
“Let me put it this way, there were a number of folks who got up on the floor and gave the same speech, you know that night…while there was a crime scene investigation and a…
Read more“Let me put it this way, there were a number of folks who got up on the floor and gave the same speech, you know that night…while there was a crime scene investigation and a…
Read moreEverybody is haunted by the images of this week.
The Nazi shirts…the Confederate flag…the man with zip ties in military gear…the wild-eyed looks of these insurrectionists.
But I’ve been deeply stirred by two images.
One, of this Capitol police officer…
If you are a Trump supporter who condemns yesterday’s insurrection against the United States, if you believe yourself to be a Christian or a decent person, today is a day to forever take down your Trump flags and put away…
Read moreAs We Go On
Words and Music: Eric Folkerth
the turning of the year
the turning of a page
listen and you’ll hear
all this restlessness and rage
sadness in our eyes
hearts still in grief
we say our goodbye…
Conversation:
We talk about “Love” and how our pandemic Christmas will be different. Eric unpacks the classic song “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” as the perfect song of this season.
Featured Songs:
“Love is There,” by Grace Pettis.”
O…
We’ve had a small, juvenile hawk hanging around the house the past few weeks. It might explain the sudden disappearance of rats on our late-night security cameras. (That might also be due to the neighborhood cat that apparently likes to…
Read moreHi Friends,
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a music update. In this time of pandemic, there’s not a lot of live music happening out there. A few reminders of things I’m doing in the online world, to…
Far too many times, I hear White people say White Privilege is a myth or a creation of the Left. But there are ways to VISUALIZE it…to illustrate it…show show its pernicious effects beyond shadow of dout.
Exhibit A: The…
Two thousand Federal troops.
I keep coming back to that number.
That’s the number of Union soldiers that accompanied General Gordon Granger into Galveston on the day Juneteenth was proclaimed in 1865.
We White people barely understand Juneteenth to begin…
Read moreOn this day of George Floyd’s memorial service in Houston, a repost of my version of Tom Prasada-Rao’s powerful tribute song.
Tom’s song has now been covered 20-30 times by a beautiful assortment of musicians.
This version was…
Read moreWhite Siblings,
Don’t look away.
Don’t avert your eyes.
Yes, there is a danger even in reposting these because of the moral license they may give other racists who see them.
But you….dear White sibling…
You who are still more…
Read more“I don’t know about that…”
Do you even remember when Donald Trump said this?
I know. It’s a big ask to recall one line.
He says so many things, and one day’s horror is “trumped” by the next.
But it’s…
Read moreMy struggle to adequately describe the murder of George Floyd ended when I saw this picture late last night.
Take a hard look at this picture, because if you let it sink in deeply it will help you see much…
Read moreHere’s a new song I wrote last night, about our collective “sheltering in place.”
Debuted it this morning on “Coffee on the Porch,” and spent later afternoon recording a better version.
Hope you enjoy it….feel free to share.
A TIME…
Read moreFor reasons that are not entirely clear to me, the Muse compelled me to record a acoustic cover of The Who’s great song, “Eminence Front.” Somehow, I got it in my head that it’d be fun to try and mimic…
Read more“All politics is identity politics.”
I keep mulling over this key learning from Ezra Klein’s new book, “Why We’re Polarized.”
The classic formation of “identity politics” is used as a slam against liberals. But Klein’s book turns that…
Read moreEarly in the campaign season, Pete Buttigieg made a stop here in Dallas for a big Democratic event. I was asked to deliver an invocation for the evening, which I was honored to do.
During Mayor Pete’s keynote speech, he…
Read moreThere’s a big difference between the two. And that difference is summed up in this year’s…
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