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17: King County Council Member, Dave Upthegrove Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:18:35 +0000

In part 2 of my interview, Dave discusses some of his successes while working across differences and keeping our focus on why we are serving others. Dave discusses successes in protecting youth in police custody, setting up programs to help in early childhood education, bridging the education gap in the transition from school to college/community college, working to give voice to the voiceless. He also gives some ideas on how to get involved in changing your local community.

#daveupthegrove; #race: racism; #refugee; #politics; #education; #faith; #reconciliation

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16: Town Hall #2 -Faith, Race, Education

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:45:20 +0000

This is the second in the series: Are We Not One? Conversations on faith, race, and reconciliation. The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic helped to expose some of the disparities that people of color and black people still face in this part of the twenty-first century. Disparities in education persist: access; affordability; college preparedness; vocational training; low expectations; inadequate pay for teachers; poorly equipped schools, school to prison pipeline, and the list goes on.
Hillside Church in Kent, WA hosts these town halls to create opportunities for dialogue and free discussion in the hopes that we become better equipped to have these difficult conversations and to activate us all to become a part of the solution to the complex problems facing us in our modern, yet to be an equal society.

#kentWA; #kentwashington; #faith; #race; #reconciliation; #education; #disparities; #police; #prisonpipeline, #hillsidechurch

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11: Police Chief Rafael Padilla

Grantley Martelly — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:58:26 +0000

Chief Rafael Padilla is the police chief of Kent, WA, the 10th most diverse city in the United States. We discuss his journey of faith and the challenges of leading a police department in the present climate of racial unrest and calls for reforms in modern policing. He discusses his efforts to establish accountability, credibility, and performance standards in his department in a city where diversity of ethnicity, faith, language, customs, and cultures are present at every turn.

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8: Are We Not One – A Town Hall in the City of Kent, WA -Part 1

Grantley Martelly — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:16:50 +0000

Are We Not One?-Conversations on Racial Reconciliation was a Town Hall held for the City of Kent, WA on September 19, 2020. The town hall was hosted by, and held at Hillside Church Kent and included Mayor Dana Ralph, Police Chief Padilla, and Councilmember Brenda Fincher as well as leaders in the faith community, Native American, and the non-profit community such as Hillside Church, Christ the King Bible Fellowship, Glover Empowerment Mentoring, World Relief Seattle and the Sto:Lo nation.

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4: Interview with Dr. Andre Sims, Pt. 1

Grantley Martelly — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 05:23:10 +0000

Despite earning a Ph.D., and becoming a psychologist, pastor, and businessman none of these accomplishments has shielded Dr. Sims from the realities of being a black male in the United States of America even among people of faith. In part 1 we hear his story from being raised in Detroit, MI to being a college football player, and becoming a pastor of a multicultural church in Federal Way. WA, and the beginnings of his work in applying the principles of courageous conversations on faith and race.
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5: Interview with Dr. Andre Sims, Pt. 2

Grantley Martelly — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 05:27:36 +0000

Dr. Sims discusses the system of Courageous Conversations to help address issues of faith and race. He gives examples of his work and his encounters in these areas including his work with faith leaders. He gives reasons for why we must continue this work in the community, especially in faith communities.

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3: Stand With Ahmaud Arbery

Grantley Martelly — Wed, 27 May 2020 05:17:28 +0000

Another senseless death. Another young black man was killed and law enforcement seems incapable of doing their job. When will it stop? This is my stand. Enough!

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