Six organizations received $30,000 each from a reparation grant fund established by the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in 2020.
Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton, the first Black bishop in the Maryland diocese, said the Episcopal Church’s racial justice and reparative work in the state started more than 15 years ago, when leaders began documenting how the institution benefited from slavery.The leaders also studied how the church continued to benefit from systems that oppressed or marginalized Black people even after slavery was abolished.
“The legacy of 350-plus years of discrimination against persons of African descent have taken a toll on this nation. And it has affected all of us,” the bishop continued. “None of us may have been guilty, but all of us have a responsibility. Today is an indication of the responsibility we are taking.”
“When I think of the painful history of our country and how often it’s ignored or swept under the rug, it has to be recognized for us to move forward as a community,” he said.
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