While the world deals with COVID 19, those kissed by the sun as usual find themselves dealing not only with the disparities revealed during these times in areas such as: technology, health care, and income, just to name a few, but the pandemic of African American men hanging from trees like strange fruit.

“Believing education is the tool toward alleviating so many woes of our society, I have personally been involved in hosting workshops with young Black boys and police officers in hopes of teaching that neither should  be afraid of the other.

Colleagues across the nation have solicited my input as they have sat on Police Commissions giving input for the selection of incoming police chiefs, captains, and other high-ranking, law enforcement officials.

“And yet, after all those efforts and more, here we are as a nation watching the state of Minnesota and other areas burn down at the hands of people tired of being unheard and denied.

As bishop, Gordon oversees the 17 West Coast states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and the parts of Africa.