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Clergy leading a march for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Courtesy ISAIAH MN
Naming The Other Pandemic: Systemic Racism
June 05, 2020
We start a special series looking at how people of faith from across traditions are confronting racism. We begin in Minnesota's Twin Cities, where the senseless death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police reignited the fight for justice.
George Floyd mural and memorial – on the site of his murder – in Minneapolis MN. Image by Lorie Shaull, via flickr, shared under Creative Commons Attribution version 2.0 license.
Naming The Other Pandemic: Systemic Racism June 05, 2020
This week we start the first of a special series looking at how people of faith from across traditions are confronting racism and responding to the call for change.  We begin in Minnesota's Twin Cities.

Before the national and international protests and before the senseless death of George Floyd, faith leaders in Minneapolis raised concerns about police brutality, the aggressive use of force and racial profiling. 

After a week of protests and demonstrations, we begin our series hearing from leaders of a faith-based coalition in Minnesota that has been working to address economic and racial inequality since the 1970s. 

This conversation features Rev. Janae Bates, Rev. Christian Briones, Rev. Dr. Ronald Bell, and Imam Asad Zaman and host Amber Khan. 

Rev. Janae Bates, Communications Director at ISAIAH.

Rev. Christian Briones, Associate Minister at Mayflower Church in Minneapolis, MN.

Rev. Dr. Ronald Bell, Pastor of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Paul, MN.

Imam Asad Zaman, Executive Director at Muslim American Society of Minnesota.