The Boston Task Force on Reparations called on 'White Churches' to extend their wealth and help support efforts of paying back the Black community for slavery.
The Boston Task Force on Reparations called on 'White churches' to step up and pay the Black community back for racial inequities that root back to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to reports. The Boston Globe reported that Black and White clergy members met in Roxbury for a press conference intended to be held outside, though it was instead held in the basement of the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Saturday because of rain.
We call sincerely and with a heart filled with faith and Christian love for our White churches to join us and not be silent around this issue of racism and slavery and commit to reparations,' Rev. Kevin Peterson said. Peterson is a minister and is trying to rename Faneuil Hall because of its ties to the slave trade in the 18th century.
Sixteen religious leaders signed the letter and sent it to several churches in the Boston area, seeking support for reparations. Specifically, in a letter obtained by the Globe, the group calls on churches to provide cash payments while also helping to create affordable housing and back new financial institutions 'in Black Boston.' The letter was reportedly sent to Arlington Street Church, Trinity Church and Old South Church in Back Bay, King’s Chapel in downtown Boston.
That is not enough,' Gibbons said. 'Somehow we need to move with some urgency toward action and so part of what we’re doing is to prod and encourage white churches to go beyond what they have done thus far.' King’s Chapel senior minister Rev. Joy Fallon said the congregation at the church is establishing a memorial to people who were enslaved while also working to establish a fund to support social justice and reconciliation.
Williams also spoke about the holy tradition of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet. 'Black people, the descendants of slavery, have been washing the feet of our oppressors for well over 400 years,' Williams reportedly said. 'Now it’s time for you to wash our feet. The descendants of slavery, we want our reparations. We want it now.' Fox News Digital's Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.
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