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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium, ŷ������ of ŷ������, St. Paul Campus

Dr. Yohuru Williams will lead a preview and discussion of Paradox, a documentary produced in partnership with Twin Cities Public Television and scheduled to air on October 22. Based on several years of archival research and oral interviews, the film explores policing in Minneapolis as it evolved in the decades prior to George Floyd's death in May 2020. Dr. Williams will introduce the film and its relationship to the RJI's mission and ongoing work, reflecting on the state of civil rights in our local community and national context six decades after the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Thursday, Oct. 2
4–6 p.m.
Iversen Center for Faith, ŷ������ of ŷ������, St. Paul Campus

Dr. Williams, along with the Mapping Prejudice Project and real estate experts, explore the history and ongoing impact of restrictive racial covenants in the Twin Cities — and discussing paths toward repair.

The event is FREE, but space is limited.

2 hours real estate CE credit pending.

Thursday, October 16
6:30 p.m.
Capri Theatre

Registration link coming soon!

The much-anticipated premiere of the Paradox documentary produced by Twin Cities Public Television exploring the history of policing in Minneapolis based on years of research from Dr. Williams.

Tuesday, October 7
Noon-1 p.m.
Virtual Education Session

"Deep Waters, Good Soil: Lessons in Repair, Resilience, and Staying the Course”
with Dr. Yohuru Williams

In a time of mounting resistance to truth-telling, repair work, and equity, how do we remain rooted—and fluid? Join historian Dr. Yohuru Williams for a dynamic Fall MasterClass exploring sustainability in the long struggle for justice. Using the rich metaphors of water and soil repair and drawing from the Civil Rights Movement and Black historical traditions, Dr. Williams will unpack five foundational principles of “soil repair” as a framework for long-term engagement and restoration.

This one-hour session invites participants to reflect on the historical conditions that both nourished and threatened movements for justice—and how we can carry that wisdom forward. The conversation sets the stage for deeper community reflection in October during the Twin Cities premiere of This Is Water by Rain Perry, a powerful new solo show examining race, memory, and moral responsibility in America.

Wednesday, October 22
6:30 p.m.
Capri Theatre

Registration link coming soon!

AfterClass continues the theme of water and renewal from our October 7th MasterClass. Conversation and refreshments with Dr. Yohuru Williams and playwright Rain Perry to follow.

"This Is Water" is a solo show by award-winning musician and playwright Rain Perry that uses her own family’s story as an entry point into a deeper exploration of America’s complex history with racism and racial inequality. Premiering to acclaim at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival, the play blends personal narrative, archival photographs, carefully researched historical documents, and original music to create a work that is at once humorous, heartfelt, and candid. In tracing her own journey toward greater awareness and responsibility, Perry offers a timely reflection on how personal history and national history intertwine—and how understanding both can shape a more just future.