bring me some color. any color.

i'm writing a hard article this week. it's about the lack of diversity in organizations similar to wmf.

this is something that has been on my heart for awhile and i can't ignore it anymore.

these are just some of my observations and questions. i hope to figure out what's true.

- are most organizations like wmf majority white? why is that?
- do non-whites have a harder time fitting in a non-profit culture that is predominately still white?
- will there be a brain-drain if non-whites leave their own neighborhoods and communities, would they have a harder time raising financial and other types of support?
- are there undertones of colonialism in current modern-day 'missions?'
- why is it that there are only four non-white wmf staff members?
- and why don't we ever see new non-white wmf staff members? but see new white staff members?

this isn't a critique of wmf. i don't think. it's a critique of something. i want to wave my finger at someone or something. is it the church? is it the small christian colleges that a majority of us went....with probably less than 1% non-white students?

we're missing something. and i'm restless. and i'm tired. i think it's wrong that organizations like wmf don't have any color.

we're taught, to have a good meal you should have lots of colors represented...red bell pepper, green beans, potato, veggie burger....not potato, squash and pasta. and that's what it looks like these days. lots of the same color.

i need color in my life at work. i need someone who actually gets where and why you say 'what had happened' or someone who knows what it means to make a plate...

that's it. today i'm sad.