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Illinois church fasts from ‘whiteness’ for Lent

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published April 6, 2022 9:49pm ET
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Illinois church fasts from ‘whiteness’ for Lent
A church in Oak Park, Illinois, announced it will be “fasting from whiteness” for this year’s Lent. It will not feature any music or liturgy composed by a white person until Lent ends on April 14. “Our music will be drawn from the African American spirituals tradition, from South African freedom songs, from Native American […]

A church in Oak Park, Illinois, announced it will be “fasting from whiteness” for this year’s Lent.

It will not feature any music or liturgy composed by a white person until Lent ends on April 14.

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