National Council of Elders

05/23/2026

This is my May Baptist News Global Opinion Piece

Jesus had a lot to say about putting new wine in old wineskins, and those words need not to be lost on us as we imagine our way forward in our racial healing work. It not good enough to put old wine in new wineskins and pretend it is new. In our case, the new...

05/21/2026

IT IS HERE, THE BOOK IS PRINTED. THIS NOT JUST A COVER ANYMORE!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE IT.
I had my first media interview a few days ago and the publicist and her team are wonderful and have lined up a good array of folks for interviews including my dear friend Rose Scott at WABE 90.1 which is always such a treat. This is my 9th book and my goal is to write 10.

05/14/2026

Bridging The Rivers of Difference, A Proclamation of Unity In Resistance
new & notable
“Meeks calls on four major underrepresented groups—Indigenous Peoples, African-Americans, Asian Americans, and Latin Americans—to band together and invites whites who are willing to be more than allies and become pilgrims to join in the effort to overturn the systemic racism that is embedded within our culture.”
—Gregory E. Sterling, The Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean, The Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament, Yale Divinity School.

Dr. Catherine Meeks draws on a lifetime of fighting fo racial justice and healing to confront today's most pressing issues.
With deep insight and historical perspective, Dr. Meeks explores the walk back of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, attacks on immigrant communities, and more within the broader continuum of systemic racism and white nationalism. She examines critical areas such as zoning, voting rights, and immigration, while offering practical, collaborative strategies to move forward with purpose and hope.

Meeks powerfully argues that today, resistance is necessary to dispel hierarchies of human value, and we have work to do to ensure that no one group fights alone.

Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance
Catherine Meeks
June 16, 2026
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05/05/2026

Loving Our Neighbors
Though this conversation took place with New York Times Columnist David Brooks at the Washington National Cathedral almost four years ago, it continues to be quite timely. Please share it with anyone who might wish to be inspired.

Program Leaflet: https://cathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/P22016_Honest_To_God_Communities_Program_v3.pdfAs part of our Honest to God series, David B...

04/30/2026

Tonight in Greensboro, or on zoom!

Join us tonight at 6:00 PM for intimate panel discussions of the book, "Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Search for an American City's Soul."

Scuppernong Books will be onsite selling copies of the book!

See you tonight, beloveds❤️

*If you cannot join us in person, please click the zoom link below to join.*

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82118590767?pwd=ko6n2zolhBo2D6bGfRardawfrYrYai.1

04/27/2026

Founding NCOE member Grace Lee Boggs still rings true!

"You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.” - Grace Lee Boggs

04/27/2026

Join the 'Begin Again' Project on Tuesday, April 28th at 7pm ET for a unique conversation with movement elders and young organizers, including Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Aria Florant, Elder Bill Wylie-Kellermann, and more. We will explore moments in our movement work we have had to Begin Again -- to overcome doubt, to let go, to fail, or to rethink our basic approach.

Register by clicking on the invitation below the photograph.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Begin Again: Is America Possible? . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

04/20/2026

NCOE member, Catherine Meeks' April article in Baptist News Global highlighting her new book, Bridging The Rivers of Difference, A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance

In order for any old ways and systems to change, there must be people with the capacity for vision who can imagine that change. Bridging the Rivers of Difference, A Proclamation of Unity In Resistance is my new book that will be available in mid-June as a catalyst for starting a new conversation on....

04/10/2026

Happy Dolores Huerta Day!

03/30/2026

Welcome to the Beloved Community Library 📚

Right now, we’re reading Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul and building community through conversation and reflection.

If you would like to borrow a book from BCC, please fill out this form to come by and grab a copy! https://forms.gle/qhjijaWPwtsk3kjZ8. We have limited copies so get yours when you can!

Morningside is also available as an audiobook on Audible 🎧