Singer Jamie Grace Slams Racism in Church, Shares What a Pastor Said About Her Skin Color

(The Christian Post) Popular Christian singer and YouTube star Jamie Grace has been very vocal about her various encounters with racism while Americans across the nation protest racial injustice. Most recently, she shared her experiences of racism in the church.

“If I had known Jamie Grace was black, I definitely would not have brought her here…” she wrote on social media, revealing that a “white pastor” said this to someone from her team while they were setting up Grace’s photo banner in the lobby of the church.

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It has come to my attention that a lot of my friends, peers and followers on social media did not know / do not know that racism still exists. I’ll be sharing some personal experiences to help assist in that area as needed. The quote above represents one of many personal experiences. Sadly, racism is very much thriving in many Christian communities. My question to YOU is, what will you do about it? How will you search your heart to make sure it is clear of discrimination and bias? And if you have checked, and it’s clear, how will hold your community accountable? How will you actively raise anti-racist children? How will you uplift the voices of black men and women beyond a retweet or post on social media? Note: Please don’t comment me an answer to any of these questions. Instead, answer with your actions. Unsure of where to start? If you have the day off of work today, watch “When They See Us” on Netflix. If you have a few hours or even minutes, check the “Live About It” or “Anti-Racism” highlights on my Instagram. If you had the time to read all of this, but are unable to take at least 3 minutes to see or save the resources listed, please consider unfollowing me. I do not share this story to cause shock and awe followed by lack of action. Thank you so much for understanding. 🤎🙏🏽

A post shared by Jamie Grace (@jamiegraceh) on Jun 13, 2020 at 3:39pm PDT

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