But those white men shut down when their black or brown or Asian or Native American “friends” began to call on their friends to advocate against laws, policies, and structures in the church and society that oppressed or impoverished their people. This dynamic was pervasive and caused deep disillusionment within the African American community. As a result, many evangelical African Americans now push back against the use of the words “racial reconciliation.” They explain that it presupposes a time when we were in right relationship with one another. They argue that there has never been a time
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