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by David Nevins https://thefulcrum.us/steward-leadership

‘The truth does not hurt anyone. We have to get the truth out there,’ said the Rev. Mike Carson, chair of the bishops’ Subcommittee of Native American Affairs. ‘The avoidance…

from The New York Times (free to read)

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91340-committing-to-a-long-journey-indigenous-voices-in-publishing.html

On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the Mall in Washington, D.C. I was nine. I have no…

In recent years, Highrock Church has held a series of conversations about topics such as Black theology and American evangelicalism — hoping to model conversations where people with differing points…

https://religionandpolitics.org/2023/01/17/the-concerns-of-young-evangelicals-offer-political-insights-for-2024/

by HTHOD book contributor John Wood Jr. https://news.yahoo.com/toxic-polarization-poisoning-american-democracy-101502751.html

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/19/you-have-to-set-time-aside-for-friendship-the-radical-power-of-hanging-out

https://thefulcrum.us/reducing-hostility-with-cross-party-conversations

by Kaitlin Curtice https://open.substack.com/pub/kaitlincurtice/p/social-media-and-the-algorithm-of?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/what-motivates-people-to-give-generously-and-why-we-sometimes-dont

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/western-newjersey/hunterdon-co-nonprofit-leader-opens-up-about-racist-experiences-with-hopes-to-spark-change/article_85e015fa-74df-11ed-8765-27c77c67e364.html

We must pray, organize and lift our voices to guarantee all votes are counted, all votes are treated equally and all voters have access to the ballot box. https://religionnews.com/2023/01/16/in-honor-of-dr-king-demand-our-elected-officials-expand-voting-access/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/church-of-england-100m-fund-past-wrongs-slave-trade-links

A tax of up to 5 percent on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-bag-nearly-twice-much-wealth-rest-world-put-together-over-past-two-years

In a new documentary, politicians and activists work to build a program to pay back Black Americans for the lasting legacy of slavery, racism and discrimination. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/16/robin-rue-simmons-the-big-payback-documentary-pbs

https://religionnews.com/2023/01/12/religious-trauma-conference-beyond-the-wound-equips-survivors-for-recovery/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/conservative-liberal-book-bans-differ-amid-rise-literary/story?id=96267846

https://pen.org/press-release/brooklyn-public-library-and-pen-america-teaming-up-to-train-high-school-students-to-defend-against-book-bans-promote-the-freedom-to-read/

These groups offer space for connection and conversation growing out of the themes in the devotional journal Colors of Hope. Not a formal book study. Not a business meeting. Learn more…