After vandalism at shared worship space, honest talks on race bridge gap between Black and White churches

When the Zoom meeting started on a mid-March evening from the Chicago suburb of Wheaton, Illinois, the six Black people and five White people came ready to begin an honest and difficult conversation.

"I want to be an anti-racist," one White participant said. "I come humbly knowing I have a lot to learn." It was a baby-step, cordial and cautious. It also signaled a willingness to go deeper.