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– What is one thing about Ramadan we should know about? 
– What does Ramadan mean to you? 
– How can a learning community like 91����Ƶ support Muslims who are observing Ramadan?

What happens when a White woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? First surprise? Betty responds, “Hello, Cousin.”

Betty had fought for an education and won. She broke through the concrete ceiling in the workplace and succeeded. A documentary of her life was about to debut. Without thinking, she invites Phoebe to a family dinner and the premiere of the documentary. Second surprise? She forgot to tell her family who was coming to dinner.

Betty finds an activist partner in Phoebe. Cousins indeed, they commit to a path of reconciliation.

In alternating chapters, each tells her dramatic story—from Betty’s experience as one of the first Black children to attend her desegregated school, to Phoebe’s eventual question to Betty: “How do I begin to repair the harms?”

Piercingly honest. Includes a working reparations project which the two women conceived together.

Dr. Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin grew up in rural Culpeper and Warren counties, Virginia.  She was a pioneer in school desegregation.  Thanks to her father’s determination, she entered and graduated from Warren County High School after suing the school board, based on the landmark Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954.  Betty started her employment as a factory worker and climbed the corporate ladder to achieve executive management employment.  Betty holds a BA in Business Management from Shenandoah University, an MBA from Nova University, and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Shenandoah University.  After she retired, she wrote and published her autobiography, Wit, Will & Walls.  Betty speaks frequently with Phoebe about making connections across the racial divide to create a more just and peaceful world.

Phoebe Kilby grew up in Baltimore, and graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1970.�� After obtaining a BS in Botany and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from Duke University, she had a long career as an urban and environmental planner.  With concerns about the morality and wisdom of war, Phoebe went back to school in 2003 to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, 91����Ƶ. At 91����Ƶ, she discovered the restorative justice movement and a new group forming called Coming to the Table.  She and Betty are going to tell you about how discovery of Coming to the Table and their connected personal family histories led them to meet.

At 34 years old, Michael J. “MJ” Sharp, 91����Ƶ ’05 alum, was working for the United Nations Group of Experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – urging rebels to lay down their weapons – when he and his colleague, Zaida Catalán, were murdered, likely assassinated by killers with government ties. Marshall V. Yoder tells about Sharp’s life, death and legacy and how modern Mennonites wrestle with their place and role in the world in his new book, “” (Herald Press, January 2022).

This book and signing from the author will be available at the event.

 an 91����Ƶ ’92 alum who served with MJ Sharp as Weathervane editors, lives in Goshen (IN), serves as an adjunct professor of communication at Goshen College, worked for The Elkhart Truth newspaper for more than 20 years as a reporter and eventually managing editor. His writing, including the popular Dining a la King column, often focused on food. He is currently the head storyteller for the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.��

 is a Dominican-American poet, university professor, literary and cultural critic, and translator living in the United States. He has published more than 25 books of poetry, anthologies, translations, and literary criticism.

 serves as executive director of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) and is the first African American to be in this position. Guyton has years of executive experience, coaching leaders and cultivating relationships with diverse volunteers and donors. With over 20 years of training in anti-racism and cultural competency, he initially was hired to work with the denomination’s racial/ethnic groups to help MC USA reap the benefits that come with being more diverse, inclusive and culturally competent. As an international speaker, Guyton enjoys connecting with youth, young adults and organizations seeking to stay true to their mission while navigating an increasingly diverse environment. His most recent book is IDEAL: Discovering Your Call in a Cluttered World. Guyton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in Education from Regent University. He is a member of San Antonio Mennonite Church in Texas.