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‘My Name Is Pauli Murray’ brings trailblazing Episcopal saint’s story to a wider audience
In the new documentary “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen paint a picture of an unsung trailblazer who remains relatively unknown despite her lasting influence on American society. Episcopalians know her as the first African American woman to be ordained a priest and as a pioneer in the struggles for racial and gender equality. But many may not know about other important aspects of her life, such as her struggle to come to terms with her gender identity in an era long before transgender people were accepted in mainstream society.
‘My Name Is Pauli Murray’ gives Black, gender non-conforming, 1940s activist her due
“My Name Is Pauli Murray,” an extraordinary documentary about an underrated civil rights giant who was way ahead of her time, is a jaw-dropping biography and history lesson that begs the question: How is this person not a household name?
Black Lives Matter Houston works with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas to hold Moving from Ally to Accomplice event
(HOUSTON, Texas) -- Those interested in anti-racism work may want to sign up for one of Black Lives Matter Houston’s latest events. Black Lives Matter: Moving from Ally to Accomplice - Where are you on your journey? will take place on September 30th via Zoom from 7 pm to 8:30 pm and will be conducted by community activist Brandon Mack.
A Year in the Life Episode 1: Black Lives Matter
In Spring 2020, the United States and the wider world were gripped by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and a movement against systemic racism catalyzed by the murder of George Floyd. Congregations across The Episcopal Church were inspired to action, taking the call to seek and serve Christ in all persons into their communities. Trinity, whose congregation is mostly White, reflected on how they were being called to action even within the confines of the pandemic.
A Statement from Bishop Andy Doyle Regarding the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Case
Like many of you in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, in Texas, and across the country we watched and waited for the verdict in the Derek Chauvin Case. In some way the verdict reveals who we are, and gives us a glimpse of who we might hope to become. It also begins to reveal what we believe what is not acceptable force against one another - especially in regards to the police.
Diocese of Texas to Fund $13 Million in Slavery Reparations
The Diocese of Texas announced during its recent Diocesan Council that it will devote a record-breaking $13 million to a reparations initiative “that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who directly injured by slavery in the diocese.” The program announced by Bishop C. Andrew Doyle includes six designated funds that support African American seminarians at Austin’s Seminary of the Southwest, students at historic black colleges and universities in the diocese, building repairs for African-American churches, and local church-based racial reconciliation initiatives.
Texas Episcopalians Will Pay $13 Million in Racial Reparations
Compensating descendants of slaves is controversial, but the idea has gained traction in recent years.
The Texas Episcopal Diocese says it will pay $13 million in reparations to descendants of slaves, one of several institutions that confess they once benefited from human bondage.
The Texas Diocese is based in Houston, one of the most diverse metros in the country. But the denomination is among the least racially diverse religious groups in the US. Slaves in 1839 built its first house of worship, Christ Episcopal Church in Matagorda, Texas.
The regional diocese, with $1.8 billion in assets, said it wants to atone for its past by channeling some of that money to various organizations supporting African Americans.
Texas Episcopalians Pledge $13 Million in Racial Reparations
The Houston Chronicle reports that the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is launching a $13 million initiative to address and heal individuals and communities directly injured by the Church’s history of racism. The Chronicle notes that the Diocese’s first bishop, elected over 160 years ago, was a slave owner.
Episcopal Diocese of Texas Announces $13 Million Commitment to Fund Racial Justice Projects
In an unprecedented move, the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, presented a Missionary Vision for a Racial Justice initiative that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who were directly injured by slavery in the diocese. The announcement was made at the 171st Diocesan Council held in Waco, Texas, February 7-8, 2020.
Texas Episcopalians pledge $13M to heal those injured by its history of racism
More than 160 years after it elected a slave owner as its first bishop, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is launching a $13 million initiative aimed at healing individuals and communities “directly injured” by its history of racism.
The funding, which the diocese called unprecedented for a racial justice project, will go toward “racial reconciliation projects and scholarships” at a number of historically black colleges, seminaries and organizations in Texas. Some of it will underwrite work by the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit that established a lynching memorial in Alabama.
Texas Episcopalians pledge $13M to heal those injured by its history of racism
More than 160 years after it elected a slave owner as its first bishop, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is launching a $13 million initiative aimed at healing individuals and communities “directly injured” by its history of racism.
The funding, which the diocese called unprecedented for a racial justice project, will go toward “racial reconciliation projects and scholarships” at a number of historically black colleges, seminaries and organizations in Texas. Some of it will underwrite work by the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit that established a lynching memorial in Alabama.
Texas diocese announces $13 million commitment to fund racial justice projects
In an unprecedented move, the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, presented a Missionary Vision for a Racial Justice initiative that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who were directly injured by slavery in the diocese. The announcement was made at the 171st Diocesan Council held in Waco, Texas, February 7-8, 2020.