Not only was I not exposed to James Cone or Black theology in seminary (except in the most negative light), to my recollection, we didn’t even read MLK. Not “I Have a Dream” or “Letter from Birmingham Jail” or “Where Do We Go from Here” not even in ethics classes. Nothing.
It’s not that a seminary education has to include assigned readings from each and every major Black or PoC theologian, it’s that the under-representation of such individuals usually means the over-representation of others, namely white men in a Western context.
Just because a white, Western male is doing theology doesn’t *necessarily* mean it’s wrong or bad, but the picture is incomplete. Different people in different contexts ask different questions and seek different applications in theology. We need each other to do theology well.
And this is precisely the perspective I encountered in Reformed circles, not only in theological studies but also among certain church leaders, authors, preachers, etc. The idea that “we alone” get theology right and have little to learn from other groups except what *not* to do. 
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