This is a legitimate question. After our District Superintendent, Kelvin Walker, encouraged us to educate ourselves before we attempt to move quickly into solutions that address injustice, he recommended The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. As an immigrant myself, I had to ask myself, “What or who is Jim Crow?” You can tell that I was on the edge of ignorance. I found a valuable video produced by Hip Hughes titled “Jim Crow and America’s Racism Explained”. In 17 minutes 44 seconds I learned a lot. While sharing this resource does not mean I agree or subscribe to any views or the level of thoroughness Hip Hughes shares, the resource is a good place to start. Click here to view for yourself.

In an effort to educate.

—Pastor Diego