by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
CRIMINAL JUSTICE “I think the sad fact is, there’s a long history in this country at looking at African-American as subhuman. And I think that’s reflected in the fact that, when we have problems that really are problems of employment, that are really...
by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
COMMON QUESTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT RACIAL ISSUES “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” — Bryant...
by admin | Oct 1, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
RACISM, JUSTICE, AND THE CHURCH “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to “order”...
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
TAKE ACTION “It’s up to all of us – Black, white, everyone – no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting {racism} out. It starts with self-examination and listening to those whose lives are different from our own....
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
Black Experiences & Perspectives “Radical empathy…means putting in the work to educate oneself and to listen with a humble heart to understand another’s experience from their perspective, not as we imagine we would feel. Radical empathy is not about you and...
by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
Privilege and Bias “Whether bad or good, whether justified or unjustified, our beliefs and attitudes can become so strongly associated with the category that they are automatically triggered, affecting our behavior and decision making. So, for example, simply seeing a...
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
History of Black Contributions “Go through history, these lights that are shining on us, can you tell me who invented the light bulb? Everybody knows Thomas Edison. Edison invented the light bulb with a paper filament, it burned out in no time. Can you tell me who...
by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
A HISTORY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE “The greatest evil of American slavery was not involuntary servitude but rather the narrative of racial differences we created to legitimate slavery. Because we never dealt with that evil, I don’t think slavery ended in 1865, it...
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
Introduction This resource guide is a collection of resources, insights, and perspectives that provide a starting point for a lifelong journey working toward anti-racism, equity, and restoration. The purpose of this guide is educational: to encourage conversation,...
by ekk_admin | Aug 28, 2019 | Community, Homepage, Local Missions, LoveAthens |
Jump to Photos 2019 Block Party and School Supply Giveaway! The storyline of the early Christian church is one of incredible sacrifice and eye-popping generosity. It grew not because it was a storehouse of wealth, but because it poured itself out on behalf of the...
