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The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 4 

Cidra M. Sebastien is an educator, organizer and auntie. She has developed culturally relevant, gender affirming and arts and activism curricula; published OpEds about youth leadership development and DACA; appeared on radio and television outlets; and contributed to local and national policy-making regarding justice, equity and investment for the advancement of young people. A graduate of Hampton University and New York University, Cidra was an executive leader for a Harlem-based social justice youth organization for nearly 20 years. She is an avid runner, and member of Renaissance Church.

"The pursuit of God"  

Philippians Series  

Jordan Rice 

Philippians 3:10-16 

In the pursuit of God, what you give up is nothing compared to what you will get. 

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"Trophies"  

Going Through the Storm  

The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 3

"Recovering from the Trauma of Racism"

Dr. Sarita Lyons is a women’s Bible teacher, speaker, and Christ-centered psychotherapist. In this session, Dr. Lyons explains the history of mental health and racism, as well as provides a framework for us to process everything that's happened in recent months.

The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 2

"God, The Church & Racism/Anti-Racism"

Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and co-host of Truth’s Table Podcast. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) in Philadelphia, PA. In this lecture, she provides a theological framework for us to understand God and us as it pertains to race and racism. Further, she gives practical insights into how we got here as well as things to consider to move forward.

Additionally, you can find some notes from the lecture here: https://bit.ly/2BD7d63

The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 1

"The Backstory to Racism in America"

Dr. Angela M. Simms -- active participant of the Renaissance Church community and Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Barnard College-Columbia University -- helps us examine the social construction of race and ethnicity in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present. Her lecture analyzes how capitalist interests, class differences, gender, immigration, and who “deserves” the full rights and privileges of citizenship, shape boundaries between and within racial and ethnic groups, and ultimately the racial hierarchy underpinning White domination. We will also consider how racism affects inequities between racial and ethnic groups in education, criminal justice, media, and other domains.

Attendees at this session were asked to read the following materials:

1. Dorothy Roberts, "Chapter 1: The Invention of Race," in Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-first Century (2011)

2. Matthew Desmond, "In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism, You Have to Start on the Plantation," in "The 1619 Project," The New York Times (2019) ("The 1619 Project is also available as a podcast):

3. Interview of Khalil Gibran Muhammad: Anna North, "How Racist Policing Took Over American Cities, Explained by a Historian," Vox (2020)

In Pursuit of Justice: The importance of Prayer  

Jordan Rice 

Matthew 6:9-13 

Jesus gives us a prayer that will sustain, guide, correct, comfort, center, encourage, and focus us. 

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The Good Shepherd 

Jessica Rice 

John 10:11-18 

Jesus is the good shepherd, and in addition to Jesus being devoted to me, that means I should be dependent on Him.  

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The Silent Killer 

6/28/20 

Jordan Rice 

Luke 18:9-14 

Pride is the carbon monoxide of sin—it silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.  

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