The Justice League of Greater Lansing, is out to close the racial wealth gap, and they’re starting with awarding college scholarships.
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, Word In Black
Each scholarship recipient was congratulated by Justice League leaders Willye Bryan, center, and Prince Solace, right. Reparations scholarship recipient Marvin Deh is at left. Photo, Susan Land
As the national conversation around reparations gains momentum, communities across the United States are taking action to address the enduring legacy of slavery and systemic racism. And one Midwestern faith-based organization, the Justice League of Greater Lansing Michigan, is turning talk into action by addressing the racial wealth gap.
Founded in 2021, the organization is all about repairing the deep wounds left by slavery and systemic racism. White members of area churches committed to healing their relationships with the Black community and making amends for racial harms. Because of that, the “reparations will be committed mainly from predominantly white Houses of Worship as part of their efforts to repair the breach caused by centuries of slavery, inequality of wealth accumulation, and the failure to live into God’s Plan,” according to the Justice League’s website.
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