GAYLE FISHER-STEWART, editor of Preaching Black Lives (Matter) serves currently as the interim rector at the historically Black, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. Prior to becoming ordained, she served with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC, and later taught at the university level while consulting with local and federal government agencies. She lives in Maryland.

“A relevant voice to those who have silently suffered and continue to suffer in a time such as this!”—Rev. Charles D. Fowler III, African Methodist Episcopal Church

“[A] call to join Jesus in his transformative mission to change the world. May it be so.”—Greg Garrett, author of A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey from Racism to Redemption

“Gayle Fisher-Stewart guides us on a very thorough and at times very uncomfortable journey . . . [and] also offers great hope with her powerful suggestions . . .”—Loretta Veney, author of Being My Mom’s Mom

“If you’re an Episcopalian, or mainline Protestant, or a US citizen, or if you just belong to any white-dominated institution that still claims Black membership, you need to read Black and Episcopalian.”—The Rev. Peter Jarrett-Schell, author of Seeing My Skin: A Story of Wrestling with Whiteness