Author: Kris Watson

Resist, Rest Repeat: A Bathtub Confession by Rev. Kris Watson Inspirations during a recent bubble bath Social Justice work is hard, racial justice work is hard. Life is hard and stressful right now. We all know that. I always say, “can’t stop, won’t stop” and then I say, “Resist, Rest Repeat”. (Do those statements contradict… Continue reading RESIST, REST REPEAT: A BATHTUB CONFESSION

My best friend…is not Black By Pat Dolin (Used by permission of author) Racism was the breast milk and maybe it was not lactose but bigotry that made me sick Teased because I didn’t understand. I lived in the north or west so didn’t see how ‘they’ were. I never could learn, it never made… Continue reading My best friend…is not Black

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Rev. Kris Watson I was 11 years old when my maternal grandfather died. His name was Rev. James M. Hinton. He was a hero of the civil rights movement in the South. Hinton, James Miles | South Carolina Encyclopedia (scencyclopedia.org)  “Clergyman, businessman, civil rights leader. Hinton was born on October 28,… Continue reading Can’t Stop Won’t Stop