Jul 29, 2016
Ministry of Presence in Baton Rouge Reflection by Judith Roberts
The recent shootings, arrests, custody and deaths of African American people by majority white law enforcement has become all too familiar. On any given day, a viral video becomes the breaking news story. Just days after the shooting of...
Jun 16, 2016
“Voting for the First Time”- by Rev. Steve Jerbi, contributing blogger
Voting for the First Time For a moment, my home state was in the political spotlight. Literally. I walked into Lakefront Brewery (it was a work meeting, honestly!) and Chris Matthews and a crew from MSNBC are broadcasting...
Jun 2, 2016
Welcome to the ELCA Racial Justice blog
The Racial Justice Ministries of the ELCA serve as catalysts and bridge builders. We are called to be a church that embraces each person and confronts racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, age, gender, familial, sexual orientation, physical, personal and class barriers...