Racialized violence has its roots at the foundation of our nation’s creation, but the truth has been buried beneath re-written narratives that downplay its horrors. As individuals and organizations began to commit themselves to understand the history of race in America over the last year, what should have been a moment of national reckoning became a political football. 

The reason racial injustice remains an issue in America is that, at its core, it is a spiritual problem that manifests itself through political systems. 65% of Americans identify as Christian; more than both major political parties combined, so change won't happen in the halls of Congress until it first happens in the heart of the church. It is time for the Church to be the Church and right the wrongs of indifference in America.