We are pleased to offer a talk by the Reverend Irene Monroe, on the context for Reparations and the meaning of Reparations in our community today.  This is part of the exploration by St. John's members of Reparations and an examination of the history of our church in Jamaica Plain with a goal of understanding how we have benefitted both intentionally and unintentionally from slavery, the slave trade and its legacy.

The Reverend Irene Monroe, a native of Brooklyn, NY, graduated from Wellesley College and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University and served as a pastor at an African-American church in New Jersey before coming to Harvard Divinity School to do her doctorate. As an African American feminist theologian, she writes columns, makes TV appearances, and participates in the weekly radio show/podcast All Rev'd Up with Reverend Emmett Price III.

The presentation is free, and open to the public.