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.
Bishop C. Andrew Doyle, head of the Texas diocese, met with 38 representatives of historic black churches in the area to discuss the project and invite their collaboration in how the money should be used. The funding will go towards “racial reconciliation projects and scholarships” at numerous historically black colleges, seminaries and organizations throughout the state. The Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson’s nonprofit organization that established Alabama’s lynching memorial, will also receive some of the money.
“It’s about mending the racial divide in our communities,” said Bishop Doyle. “It’s about naming the past but moving forward together.”
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