The Ferguson movement in 2014 made it loud and clear: St. Louisans have to grapple with the region’s and the nation’s racist past and present. It was a moment that pushed people to confront and acknowledge their shortcomings concerning race relations.
Among those St. Louisans are two moms: Adelaide Lancaster and Laura Horwitz. In 2016, they founded We Stories, an organization that helps foster conversations about racism and race among white families and children. This summer, it went national.
The first national cohort of We Stories’ anti-racism Family Learning Program started last month. The next one starts in September, and due to the high demand for these programs, the organization is now taking reservations for the third one in early 2021.
On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Sarah Fenske talked with We Stories’ program manager Rhema Anazonwu about expanding the organization’s efforts to help lead the conversation in communities in, and beyond, St. Louis for transformative reconciliation.
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“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill and Lara Hamdan. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr.
