Anyone who doubts that “rainbow” is the new black is not paying attention to how Democrats are “queering” black men on a daily basis. The BLM-inspired transition from racial justice to "Pride" Power was on full display this past weekend at Church of the River in Memphis.
Justin Pearson, a member of the “Tennessee Three,” started his Easter sermon with a prayer to “Mother God,” and things only devolved from there. He worked in references to health care for “transgender children” as well as a resurrection “prophecy” for “we who are black, we who are poor, we who are queer.” Pearson used a message that should have been focused on the resurrection of Jesus to torture the scriptures into supporting all of his political priorities and remake the risen Christ into the mascot of all “oppressed” groups.
Justin Pearson has gained national prominence after Tennessee Republicans expelled him and cohort Justin Jones from the state’s House of Representatives. Pearson and Jones are both black. Gloria Johnson, who is white, kept her seat by one vote. The trio participated in protests for gun reform on the House floor and joined demonstrators who disrupted the legislative session after the recent shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. The racial dynamics of this incident made it easy for the media to turn questions of decorum and disciplinary procedure into an opportunity to resurrect Jim Crow for political gain.