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Racism in America:
Seeking Understanding - Pursuing Justice 
Mark your calendar for an interesting discussion featuring religious leaders from other faith communities. Our panelists include:
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| Reverend Lukata Mjumbe
Pastor of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, Princeton, and a community activist
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Imam Deen Shareef,
Convener of the Council of Imams in NJ and the spiritual leader of Masjid Waarith ud Deen, Irvington
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Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
NJ Legislative District 15
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Our guests will share testimony of their personal experiences of racial injustice, and a discussion will follow about their vision of where change needs to start, and how we can be effective allies.
Congregations from around the state will join what should be a powerful program inspiring us to work together to resolve racial disparities and injustices in our state.
Sponsored by Temple Beth-El and RAC-NJ
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In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Director Ava DuVernay explores the injustices at the heart of America's painful racial history by examining the systemic failures of the penal system.