Celebratory event will discuss Black leaders’ contributions in WCC’s history
As the WCC celebrates its 75th anniversary, one question and observation demands an answer: what has been the contribution of Black people to the rise and continued existence, even thriving of the WCC? Due to the influence and persistence of colonial ideology and culture, part of the history of the WCC has not escaped from the whitewashing of positive contributions with blackness reduced in visibility and significance. Among the questions that will guide the conversation and celebration are “What was the contribution of Black people to the formation and launch of the WCC and who were some of the leading individuals?” and “Who have been some of the Black stalwarts of the WCC from 1948 to the present?” The event will aim to recover the legacy of Black contributions and to reimagine future Black contributions to the health and wellbeing of the WCC.