![The Rev. Craig Townsend](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_3x2/public/2023-07/craig-townsend.jpg?itok=_x90Ibxs)
Who Is This Guy? Introducing the Rev. Craig Townsend, Historian-in-Residence for Racial Justice for the Diocese of Long Island
Posted by Teddy Byrne
"To look at the past, to tell the truth about it, is to own it so as to move forward with it."
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![Uncovering Parish Histories, an antiracism project, presented by St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church & the Cathedral of the Incarnation](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_3x2/public/2023-07/uncovering-parish-presented-by-st-anne-holy-trinity.jpg?itok=Du0BZyGq)
History As Social Justice Activism: An Uncovering Parish Histories Report
Posted by Teddy Byrne
The first public report of the ongoing “Uncovering Parish Histories project” was held on February 26, 2023.
![The Reverend Absalom Jones Day](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_3x2/public/2023-07/absalom-jones-23.jpg?itok=sL0RJxbR)
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Blessed Absalom Jones
Posted by Teddy Byrne
The Diocese of Long Island gathered to honor the life and legacy of Absalom Jones, the first priest of African decent ordained in the U.S.
![The Barbara C. Harris Scholars Program for Truth & Reparations](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_3x2/public/2023-07/barbara-harris-call-2023.jpg?itok=-zPmH17z)
Call for Applications: Scholarship Program for the Descendants of Enslaved People in Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties Accepting Applications through March 31
Posted by Teddy Byrne
The Reparations Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is now accepting applications for the Barbara C. Harris Scholars Program
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VIDEO: The Quest for Inclusion: From Bishop John Henry Hobart to Today
Posted by Teddy Byrne
An event celebrating the legacy of Bishop John Henry Hobart, featuring Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Bishop Franklin, and others.
![Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Awards 100K in Scholarships to Descendants of Enslaved People](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_3x2/public/2023-07/Episcopal%20Diocese%20of%20Long%20Island%20Awards%20100K%20in%20Scholarships%20to%20Descendants%20of%20Enslaved%20People.jpg?itok=R90gm_ck)
Episcopal Diocese of Long Island Awards $100K in Scholarships to Descendants of Enslaved People
Posted by Teddy Byrne
Awards were first scholarships from program launched by recently formed Reparations Committee, which hopes to expand program in the future.