Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago held a conversation with Rev. Dr. Waltrina N. Middleton, Executive Director of Community Renewal Society to talk about the nuance of Black Joy and how it shows up in community.

“There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.” – Alice Walker, Possessing the Secret of Joy.

This event is sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the African Descent Lutheran Association (ADLA) and the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).