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| St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Chicago. Image courtesy of St. Thomas. |
In addition to the upcoming presentation at the American Historical Association on January 10, 2026, the Reparations Commission historian, Jolyon Pruszinski, will be presenting about the New Jersey work later that day at “Charting a Legacy: African Americans in the Episcopal Church, Past and Present” at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Chicago. Dr. Pruszinski will be joined by fellow historians Rev. Dr. Valerie Bailey and Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC), and Diocese of Chicago anti-racism trainer Rory Dean Smith. St. Thomas’ was the first historically Black Episcopal church in the Chicago area and has a rich history of advocacy. Admission is free. More details about the event can be found on the HSEC website.
