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Town Hall forum sees anti-racism progress in the PC(USA) but plenty of work remaining

Posted August 26th, 2020

More than 200 people listened in Tuesday while some of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s deepest thinkers and most effective practitioners of anti-racism work shared their hearts and their experiences during a 90-minute Town Hall, part of the Presbyterian Week of Action. View the event here.

Self-Development of People committee member makes Essence’s ‘Woke 100’ list

Posted November 5th, 2019

A Washington activist with ties to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has received an honor from Essence magazine that puts her in company with former first lady Michelle Obama, gymnast Simone Biles and other “movers and shakers,” such as filmmaker Ava Marie DuVernay.

Washington activist urges Presbyterians to go ‘beyond ally to being an accomplice’

Posted April 19th, 2019

Samantha Paige Davis had to start her lunchtime talk at Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day re-framing her given topic: “Movement Building in a Time of Fear.”