Programming Archive
Where we've
been. What
we've built.
An archive of past programs, screenings, workshops, and convenings — explore the learning and action that has shaped the Center since 2019.
Featured Cohort Program · 2024–2025
In Deed and Truth: Interrogating Legacies of the Church in America
A cohort-style program in partnership with E Pluribus Unum, inviting historically white congregations to tell the whole truth about their histories and discern a path forward rooted in racial justice.
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Summit · 2025
Standing in Truth: Faith, Narrative, and Resistance Summit
Hosted November 13–16, 2025 in New Orleans in partnership with E Pluribus Unum. Clergy, lay leaders, and community members gathered for courageous truth-telling and faith-inspired resistance to racism. Featured speakers: Robert P. Jones, PhD; Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood; Rev. Dr. Jonathan C. Augustine; Rev. Dr. Joey Shelton.
Many of our past webinars and workshops are available to watch in full.
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Documentary Screening · April 2026
Transplanted Roots
Personal testimonies of Ukrainian refugees who rebuilt their lives in Louisiana after fleeing war. Intimate storytelling on displacement, resilience, and belonging. Followed by a Q&A with the director.
Webinar · 2026
Never Again is Now: Learning from LGBTQ+ History to Fight for Our Future
Dr. Jake Newsome explores Holocaust history and its urgent relevance for confronting queerphobia and transphobia today.
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Staged Reading · March 2026
A Lesson Before Dying
A staged reading in partnership with The NOLA Project. The celebrated story of an innocent young man condemned to death in 1940s Louisiana, addressing education, identity, and community.
Panel Discussion · March 2026
Ending the Death Penalty: A Faith Call to Action
With Promise of Justice Initiative, Louisiana Interchurch Conference, and St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church — a discussion on state-sanctioned executions.
Documentary Screening · 2026
Documentary Screening: Healing from Hate
In partnership with Life After Hate, a free public screening of "Healing From Hate: Battle For The Soul Of A Nation" — inside the minds of those drawn to extremism.
Webinar · 2026
Taking it to the Stage: The Black Arts Movement in New Orleans
Historian Amber Zu-Bolton on the Black Arts Movement in New Orleans — Free Southern Theatre, BLKARTSOUTH, and Dashiki Project Theatre.
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Webinar · 2026
Dismantling (US)AID: A Canary in the Coal Mine
Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer Alyssa Wilson Leggoe on the devastating impact of ending foreign aid and what it signals for what comes next.
Webinar · 2026
How to Stop Arguing About Religion When Nothing Else Seems to Work
Dr. Bob Minor of The Fairness Project on practical strategies to defuse religious arguments and redirect toward the healing beneath them.
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2025
Event · December 10, 2025
Human Rights Day: Abolitionist's Tea Party
With Freedom to Grow at Obie Weather's Solitary Garden. Reflecting on injustice — ICE raids, incarceration — and reimagining pathways toward compassion and justice.
Conversation · 2025
How to End Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Amanda Tyler
At Octavia Books, Amanda Tyler drew on research, Scripture, and Baptist convictions to discuss her new book on the ideology of Christian Nationalism.
Panel · 2025
Exploring Gender Identity
With Dr. Emily Starr, PFLAG New Orleans, and St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church. Deepening understanding of gender identity and expanding empathy toward transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
Fundraiser · September 2025
Home is Here Dinner Fundraiser
An educational fundraiser for Home is Here NOLA, raising awareness and funds for immigrant support in the Gulf South.
2022
Documentary Screening · Summer 2022
White Savior: Racism in the American Church
Screening and small group discussion of this documentary on racism in American Christianity.
Program · October 2022
The Heart of Reconciliation
Designed by formerly incarcerated people, survivors of violent crime, and trauma-informed psychologists, this program provides tools to restore relationships, heal communities, and build a thriving tomorrow.
Program · Spring 2022
God in Whiteface
Based on the academic work of Rev. Dr. Marc Boswell, participants considered the influence of race on culture, community, and theology shaped by images and experiences of whiteness.
2021
Community Forum · May 24, 2021
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform in New Orleans
With the Center for Restorative Approaches and the Carrollton Area Network. A community forum on what's changing with a new DA and what community members can do.
Conversation · April 27, 2021
Faith Leaders in the South: A Conversation on Race + Equity
With E Pluribus Unum and the St. Charles Center.
Conversation · May 4, 2021
Interfaith Conversation on Race + Equity
With E Pluribus Unum and the St. Charles Center.
Workshop Series · March 8–22, 2021
Antiracism in Praxis
Three-week series across St. Francis Xavier Church (St. Louis), Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte), and Touro Synagogue (New Orleans).
2020
Workshop Series · September–October 2020
Orleans Parish & the Louisiana Courts
Four-part series covering the DA's role in the criminal legal system, how courts work, juvenile justice, and restorative justice alternatives.
Workshop Series · July–August 2020
Policing New Orleans: Past, Present, Future
Four-part virtual series with Touro Synagogue, Rayne Memorial UMC, and Xavier University. Sessions on history, consent decrees, and budget reform. Recordings available on YouTube.
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