Rev. Dr. Renee McKenzie, Vicar, Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia, Pa. and Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ, Rev. Jeremiah Wright in conversation at the The Black Radical Tradition in Our Time
Conference
The purpose the of Courageous Conversations series is to bridge the gap between African American men and women trained at liberal and conservative seminaries and divinity schools. jude3project.com
"Wheaton College cannot scare me into walking away from the truth that all humans -- Muslims, the vulnerable, the oppressed of any ilk -- are all my sisters and brothers and I am called by Jesus to walk with them in their oppression,"
A few days before the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the death of Mike Brown, we traveled to Ferguson, MO to document human rights violations and to speak to local activists and clergy.
Similar to the "Seven Last Words of Jesus" traditionally preached on Good Friday, we will convene a "Seven Last Words: Strange Fruit Speaks" service with a focus on the final words uttered by seven black people slain by police, security personnel, or vigilantes.