Dr. Jorge J Rodríguez V Profile picture
A DiaspoRican Theo-Socio-Storian contextualizing systems historically made Divine | Assoc. Dir. @HSummerProgram | VAP @UnionSeminary | Views My Own (He/Him/El)
Dec 17, 2017 17 tweets 6 min read
Some thoughts on the debate between Coates and Cornel West, as someone who had the privilege to study with the latter. I think a lot of folks misunderstand Dr. West’s position because they don’t put themselves in his way of seeing the world. Because for years Dr. West has been very consistent with his critiques of #Obama, #neoliberalism, and #internationalism
Sep 20, 2017 11 tweets 9 min read
One thing I’m worried about—in addition to my family’s safety—re: #Maria in #PuertoRico is how #colonialism capitalizes on #NaturalDisaster In the early 1900s US #businesses were able to monopolize #PuertoRican farm land after Hurricane San Ciriaco (1899) devastated the #island