This February, Roots will honor Black History Month as a sacred act of remembrance and resistance shaped by our present moment in Minnesota. As our communities grapple with state violence and the fear carried by our immigrant and refugee neighbors, we turn to the Black Church’s long witness as a theological guide. From Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement, Black Christian faith has modeled non-violent resistance, moral clarity, and courageous love when law and power distorted justice. In worship, we will listen to this inheritance—not as history alone, but as living wisdom—seeking a 21st-century faith that resists injustice, tells the truth, and remains rooted in hope.