Opinion | ‘You can’t reconcile a nation that’s never been equal.’ Three black pastors reflect on this moment.

JL;DR SUMMARY Three black pastors, Alex Williams, LeAundrae Bumpus, and Derrick Hawkins, share their perspectives on racial integration in the church and the challenges faced by black leaders in today's society marked by systemic racism and recent tragic events. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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