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A Conversation about Injustice, Social Justice, & Racial Reconciliation in the Church
Part 1 and Part 2
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These are the panelist that engaged in the conversation that took place on place on 6/02/2020.
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Oluwaseun Matthew Kudaisi came to America from Nigeria as a student. He has a BS in Biology with minor in bible and is pursuing a Masters in Business Administration. He lives in Florida with his wife and 4 children. He has served as the youth coordinator at his local church for the past 6 years and is the president of Victory Business Services.
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Esterline Vielot immigrated to the states from Haiti at a young age. As a black woman, she had been vocal on racial injustices. She has a BS in International Business and MA in international development. She resides in the north east region of the us.
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Abigail Thomas did mission work abroad and has returned to the US to work in the corporate world and also advocate and volunteer, with a passion for justice in all spheres, and particularly for women facing sexual exploitation. Abigail has a BS in International Business.
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Queshonda grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio but currently reside in Florida with her husband and children. She received a BS in Practical Theology, Ma in Teaching Math and is pursuing a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in math education and a cognate in leadership. Her research interest is in Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice. She has served in different capacities of ministries for the past 8 years and is the Executive Director for Narrow Path Outreach.
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Marlena Graves (M.Div), Marlena is a bi-racial Puerto-Rican whose first language is Spanish but has been on the main land long enough not to have an accent. She is the author of The Way Up Is Down: Finding Yourself by Forgetting Yourself (IVP, July 2020), Enneagram 9 Daily Readings (IVP, Winter 2021), A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness (Brazos Press, 2014), Who's My Neighbor: Loving Our Neighbors as God Loves Us (Discovery House Publishers), and over 200 articles in a variety of venues. She is pursuing her PhD in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University with a focus on Evangelicals and race, immigration, poverty and possibly gender. She lives in the Toledo, OH area with her husband and three daughters. www.marlenagraves.com
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Ricky grew up in Georgia. BA in Pastoral Studies. and has is the senior pastor in a church in Georgia where he resides with his wife and son. He is pursuing a Master's in Business administration.
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After completing her B.S. in missional ministries at SEU Haley comlpeted 2 more years of nutrition school and is certified in several areas of nutrition. She enjoys being a mom to her 2 kids, a wife to her amazing husband, and helping people find wellness in their life.
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Austin grew up in South Central West Virginia. BA in Pastoral Studies. and has been pastoring in North Central West Virginia since 2012 where he resides with his wife and children.