| Some White evangelical parents, especially those who have adopted children of color, are wrestling with how to be anti-racist while staying loyal to the conservative leanings of the Southern Baptist Convention. White evangelicals, who overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, have increasingly taken sides with the Republican Party's efforts to discredit critical race theory, a complex intellectual framework for examining how systemic racism underpins every aspect of American society. After some church leaders denounced CRT, some Black pastors saw no choice but to leave the church. Our Washington Post colleague Sarah Pulliam Bailey reports on where that controversy leaves multiracial families, like the Ivey family of Austin. Also, Silvia Foster-Frau looks at the Latino victims of police shootings, and Darryl Fears examines birding's racist legacy. Thanks for reading.  From left, Story Ivey, 13, Aaron Ivey, Cayden Ivey, 17, Jamie Ivey, Amos Ivey, 16, and Deacon Ivey, 15, appear outside their home in Austin on May 15. The Iveys are heavily involved in their church and have pushed conservative Christians for more conversations about race and social justice. (Julia Robinson for The Washington Post) The Ivey family sits on the sidelines of tense debates over race taking place both in the country and in their church's denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey ● Read more » | | | |
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