This event provides space for member churches to talk about racism and receive resources to work toward racial justice and equality. It is a launch for Juneteenth ABCMNY Racial Justice Weekend.

Purpose

The Public Mission Committee of the American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York has diligently worked to develop resources to equip our local churches to confront and eradicate racism.

We have coordinated this event to introduce our Racial Justice Statement to engage in a wide variety of actions to combat racism including Bible studies, Racial Justice Training, Community Dialogue and partnering with agencies to do advocacy work.

We have targeted Father’s Day weekend, June 18-20th, which is also Juneteenth weekend as American Baptist Churches MNY Racial Justice weekend.

We encourage our churches to integrate these materials into their ministry and use the Juneteenth Celebration as a launch for our collaborative efforts to end racism.

Speakers

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• Rev. Dr. Kadia Edwards, ABHMS National Coordinator of Volunteer Mobilization and Disaster Response Ministries

• Hawk Newsome, J.D. , Co-Founder of BLM Greater New York

• Rev. Dr. Lai Fan Wong, New York Chinese Baptist Church

• Rev. Dr. Jerrolyn Eulinberg, former pastor

• Rev. Marvin A. McMickle, Ph.D., President (retired), Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

• Dana Seville, Berean Baptist Church

Resources

Suggested readings can be found in the Racial Justice Statement

Books

Let the Oppressed Go Free by Dr. Marvin McMickle

A Lynched Black Wall Street: A Womanist Perspective on Terrorism, Religion, and Black Resilience in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Dr. Jerrolyn Eulinberg (Order direct from publisher and receive a 20% discount)