44 min
Episode 9: "Healing Racism's Wounds" Frankly: Faith & Culture in Brooklyn
-
- Religion & Spirituality
Canon John addresses the impact on systemic racism on communities of color, the Church and the nation with veteran civil rights activist, sociologist, and founding Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta, Dr. Catherine Meeks. Dr. Meeks enthusiastically embraced her current role after retiring from 40 years of teaching, and the recent killings of young Black women and men at the hands of law enforcement and subsequent wave of protests have given new fervor to her lifelong pursuit of racial justice. Showing no sign of stopping soon, she shares with Canon John her present passion to facilitate honest conversation around what she calls "re-imagining policing," in order to affect real change and advance the process of healing racism's enduring wounds.
Canon John addresses the impact on systemic racism on communities of color, the Church and the nation with veteran civil rights activist, sociologist, and founding Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta, Dr. Catherine Meeks. Dr. Meeks enthusiastically embraced her current role after retiring from 40 years of teaching, and the recent killings of young Black women and men at the hands of law enforcement and subsequent wave of protests have given new fervor to her lifelong pursuit of racial justice. Showing no sign of stopping soon, she shares with Canon John her present passion to facilitate honest conversation around what she calls "re-imagining policing," in order to affect real change and advance the process of healing racism's enduring wounds.
44 min