Sermon
4 years ago • Jun 19, 2020

Reverend Michael-Ray Mathews at IKAR

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Reverend Michael-Ray Mathews

Shabbat Shlakh Sermon. Reverend Michael-Ray Mathews speaks about the significance of Juneteenth and the meaning of this moment of uprising, Sankofa, Afrofuturism, and how we can build a society in which white supremacy is dismantled and all black people can thrive.

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