Hi all:
This is the 2nd offering in a series of offerings from those with particular wisdom and knowledge related to racism. This piece was written by The Rev. Bianca Davis-Lovelace in 2o17. I’ve added her updated bio below the link:
The Dance of Inclusion
“Rev. Bianca Davis-Lovelace is the Executive Director of Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches (REACH Renton) and an ordained United Church of Christ minister. Also, she currently serves as the Washington State Tri-Chair for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.  Bianca earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Jackson State University and a Master of Arts Management degree with a focus in Nonprofit Management from Columbia College Chicago in 2010. Later, she received her Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary in May of 2013. In addition, to her pastoral ministry, Bianca was formerly employed with Hektoen Institute/ Chicago’s Cook County Health & Hospital Systems as an Early Intervention Services Specialist and Health Educator, where she provided health education, community outreach, testing/counseling, and early intervention services to at-risk communities and clients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. In 2015, she was chosen as Princeton Theological Seminary’s Black Theology and Leadership Fellow and one of Union Theological Seminary’s top 50 Millennial Leaders. Also, in 2015 she was awarded the honor of Chicago’s 40 Under 40 for the Young Women Professionals League. In 2017, she served and represented the state of Washington as a Spring 2017 Community Organizing Fellow for Organizing for Action founded by Former First Lady Michelle Obama & Jim Messina.”