Racial Justice Study Group
The Racial Justice Study Group at Midlothian Friends Meeting arranges occasions for Friends to increase racial justice through greater awareness of issues, experiences, and feelings; to promote racial justice in our community and beyond; and to share educational materials and ongoing book studies. Meetings are virtual. All are welcome. The study group coordinates with the Peace and Social Action Committee. See the Midlothian Friends Calendar for upcoming meetings. For more information, contact the study group at racial_justice@midlothianfriends.org.
The following are the group’s activities from March 2025 through November 2025.
- October 2025. Chapters 1 through (and including) 3 of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, A Reckoning by Peter Beinart.
- September 2025, “New York City“, “Goree Island” (chapters 6 and 7), and the “Epilogue” of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
- August 20025. Blandford Cemetery” and “Galveston Island” (the 4th and 5th chapters) of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
- June 2025. Discussion of pages 1 through 117 of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
- May 2025. Discussion of pages 1 through 84 of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
- April 2025. Discussion of the final two chapters of Medgar & Myrlie by Joy-Ann Reid.
- March 2025. In March, the study group had a guest presenter, Karen Donegan Salter. Karen is a lawyer, mediator, and consultant who has long worked in dispute resolution, racial justice, and church consultation. Among her notable contributions, she was part of a team that received the Virginia Municipal League President’s Award for the Chesterfield County Dialogues on Race and Confederate History.
- March 2025. Discussion of chapters 1 through (and including) 8 of Medgar & Myrlie by Joy-Ann Reid.
Here are some articles and other resources you may find helpful in your exploration of racial justice.