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Adapted from Chapter One, “Wounds”
For several decades Southern black folks carrying suitcases full of prized possessions fled poverty and threats of lynching to pursue the elusive dream of a better life in Northern cities like Boston. By the early 1960s, turbulence and race uprisings plagued much of the country yet bypassed Boston. The city had a self-congratulatory air because its predominantly African American community of Roxbury exercised restraint while other cities burned. Everything changed that humid day in June.
I was seven years old at the time. That night in my aunt and uncle’s apartment, I watched the nightly news report bearing witness to mothers treated like chattel and an agitated crowd cursing and hurling rocks at the police. The reporter said the violence would likely carry on throughout the night. As we watched in stunned silence, suddenly we heard someone pounding on the front door. I hid nearby but within earshot, as my uncle barked “Who is it?” He un
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman |
Lifeway Women Revives In-Person Live Events Series
Lifeway Women Live, after a pandemic year of virtual events, has set April, August and September for three in-person events. These will star an array of renowned Bible teachers and bestselling Christian authors from Lifeway and B&H Publishing speaking under the banner of “Pursuing Christ Together.”
Women are hungry to study, laugh and cry together in person, said Betsy Langmade, manager of Lifeway Women events. “While women are resilient and creative and have found ways to do this, this past year has been a far cry from camaraderie and sisterhood you feel when standing in a room at a conference or sitting in a room doing a Bible study with a handful of other people. We were made to experience loud laughs and flowing tears
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