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“Braided Prayer” Documentary Release

Online

In historically divisive times, it’s good to be reminded that we don’t have to be the same in order to form deep friendships and create community and art together. Join fellow people of faith for a virtual screening of Braided Prayer, the 18-minute documentary produced by John Kennedy and David Saich, that follows Abraham Jam, […]

Documentary Screening: Wilmington on Fire

First Baptist Church Family Life Center 101 South Wilmington Street, Raleigh

During both the pre- and post-Civil War eras, lynching was used with impunity by patrols of KKK members to intimidate, terrorize, incarcerate and kill black people. Then as now, unpunished acts of racial intimidation and violence by citizens and officers sworn to protect and serve the people, perpetuate racism in today’s criminal justice system. Please […]

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Vigil to End Official Silence on NC’s Role in Torture

NC Governor's Office 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh

Thousands of North Carolinians have petitioned Governor Cooper to investigate the stationing at a North Carolina public airport of Aero Contractors, identified by the NY Times as a CIA front airline that has been used to “render,’’ i.e., kidnap and transport, dozens of people to overseas torture locations during the George W. Bush years. The […]