Civil Rights

Ida B. Wells Working Group: Genuine Relationships as the Crucial Component Enabling the Prophetic Voice to Matter

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When: June 10, 2021, 3:30 pm - Thursday

Where: Swang 110

Session 5

Session Abstract

We desperately need to create brave spaces where African Americans and white people can tell the truth to one another. This working group will reflect upon the work of Ida B. Wells as a passionate prophetic voice for our time. Truth telling in the setting of genuine relationships is the crucial component to enable the prophetic voice to matter. This approach was embodied in a yearlong conversation of truth-telling where a group engaged with one another, demonstrating a methodological example for a way forward in the racial healing paradigm.

Speakers

Catherine Meeks, Executive Director, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Atlanta, GA, Convener

Catherine Meeks, Executive Director, Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Atlanta, GA and co-author, “Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells As Prophet for Our Time”, Participant
Nibs Stroupe, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA, retired and co-author, “Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells As Prophet for Our Time”, Participant
Cookye Rutledge, Young Scholars Academy, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Participant
Jan Schroeder, Episcopal Diocese of PA, Participant
Thomas Brackett, Episcopal Church Planting and Ministry Redevelopment, Ashville, NC, Participant
Nontomni Naomi Tutu, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills, CA, Participant
David Fleer, Lipscomb University, Participant