Transformative Diversity Leadership in Sewanee and Atlanta?
Transformative Diversity Leadership in Sewanee and Atlanta?
Alexander's anti racist missional legacy is up for grabs as he flees administrative stress for a return to the leisurely classroom
By Dorea Malikea-El
June 12, 2011
The Sewanee Community watches with great interest the developments in the selection of Neil Alexander's replacement in the Diocese of Atlanta. As a regent and now Chancellor of Sewanee University, he has worked very closely and effectively with Jon Meacham, Trudie Cunningham, Erik Benjamin, Whalter Browneridge, James Hefner, the minority empowering Posse Foundation Scholars, and Rev. Tomas Makfie to transform Sewanee into a multicultural reflection of the African American racial diversity we must have in order to see the Face of God in our dorms, classrooms, and All Saints' Chapel, and rugby and equitation teams. Thanks to Alexander, Sewanee is now finally blessed with an enriching contribution of vibrant, corrective, and growing multicultural leadership. But is he as sincere in Atlanta as he is at Sewanee?
In his last Address to Council, he made strong statements about ongoing race problems in his diocese.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Alexander's anti racist missional legacy is up for grabs as he flees administrative stress for a return to the leisurely classroom
By Dorea Malikea-El
June 12, 2011
The Sewanee Community watches with great interest the developments in the selection of Neil Alexander's replacement in the Diocese of Atlanta. As a regent and now Chancellor of Sewanee University, he has worked very closely and effectively with Jon Meacham, Trudie Cunningham, Erik Benjamin, Whalter Browneridge, James Hefner, the minority empowering Posse Foundation Scholars, and Rev. Tomas Makfie to transform Sewanee into a multicultural reflection of the African American racial diversity we must have in order to see the Face of God in our dorms, classrooms, and All Saints' Chapel, and rugby and equitation teams. Thanks to Alexander, Sewanee is now finally blessed with an enriching contribution of vibrant, corrective, and growing multicultural leadership. But is he as sincere in Atlanta as he is at Sewanee?
In his last Address to Council, he made strong statements about ongoing race problems in his diocese.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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The Diocese of Atlanta is trying hard to make progress. Finally, the effort to make amends for the past is coming to fruition.
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Winning the Anti-Racist Future for the Diocese of Atlanta by Electing our Historic First African-American Bishop on June 2, 2012
Unsustainable Racist White Privilege in the Diocese of Atlanta Obstructs and Delays Social Justice
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