Two years on from George Floyd, it’s time for the Church to stop making excuses
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Israel Oluwole Olofinjana2022-05-24T15:38:00
If we want to see the transgenerational trauma of slavery and racism properly healed, the call for reparative justice cannot be ignored says Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
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