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A Reflection on My Whiteness

First Congregational Church of Webster Groves Posted on July 9, 2017 by Debbie TolstoiJuly 9, 2017

Reading and discussing the book Waking Up White by Debby Irving has helped me pause to reflect on my whiteness more than I normally would in the midst of a hectic schedule. After all, doesn’t being white give us the … Continue reading →

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Revelation & Reflection on The New Jim Crow – Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

First Congregational Church of Webster Groves Posted on July 8, 2017 by Debbie TolstoiJuly 9, 2017

Recently I’ve had discussions revolving around a book titled The New Jim Crow – Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by legal scholar Michelle Alexander. I feel some of us, before reading the book, thought discrimination of people of … Continue reading →

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A review on North Webster: A Photographic History of a Black Community by Ann Morris and Henrietta Ambrose

First Congregational Church of Webster Groves Posted on July 8, 2017 by Debbie TolstoiJuly 9, 2017

During this Year of Renewal, we individually and collectively have the opportunity to reexamine our views on race and how they affect our opinions of local, national, and international events. This task may be difficult and uncomfortable at times, but … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to the Fallen

First Congregational Church of Webster Groves Posted on May 29, 2017 by Dave DenoonJuly 8, 2017

29 May 2017 (Memorial Day) Few of my faith community know the history of the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. This Memorial Day post is provided in part, to remedy that omission. To learn about them … Continue reading →

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A Reflection on Waking Up White, by Debby Irving

First Congregational Church of Webster Groves Posted on February 9, 2017 by Dave DenoonJuly 9, 2017

by Renewal Steering Committee Member Kay Roush Have you read the book, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving? This is an eye-opening book so relevant to our Renewal 2017. A copy is shelved … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged america, black, debby irving, gi bill, identity, jim crow, race, racism, separate but equal, waking up white, white, year of renewal

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