Recovery, Healing & Restoration in Black Communities

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Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have faced disproportionate levels of violence from state institutions, the persistent legacies of slavery and segregation, and economic injustice and displacement. For centuries, the cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and physical resources of BIPOC communities have been disproportionately depleted due to structural anti-Black racism and White supremacy.

In this conversation, Rev. Diane Ford-Dessables and I reflect on hopes for collective recovery and restoration for Black communities. I continue to ask: what do freedom and liberation mean to you? What are you willing to do to ensure your sovereignty and that of future generations? What does revolution in the 21st century look like?
22 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Religion & Spirituality

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