Go Back and Get It: A Sankofa Audio Journey

The centerpiece of the series. Dr. Glenn Bracey sits down with four members of one church, Bethel Christian Fellowship in Minneapolis, to ask what they wish their congregation could see from this trip. Pastor Stanley Roberts breaks down recounting the tunnel where enslaved people walked from the boat to the auction block. Felicia Roberts, 71 years old and on her second Sankofa trip, sings a line from a Negro spiritual and Glenn confirms it's scriptural. Pastor Steve Rasmussen names the cost: his church lost 100 members after engaging racial justice. Dr. Felix Amedome from Ghana offers the perspective of someone whose culture gave the world the word Sankofa. They wrestle with selective scripture use, the seduction of power, and what kingdom living actually looks like.

Voices: Dr. Glenn Bracey (Villanova University), Stanley Roberts (Bethel Christian Fellowship), Felicia Roberts (Bethel Christian Fellowship), Pastor Steve Rasmussen (Bethel Christian Fellowship), Dr. Felix Amedome (Bethel Christian Fellowship)

The Religion of Whiteness by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey is available wherever books are sold.

Recorded on location — April 23, 2026

Go Back and Get It is a production of Catalyst for Harmony.

Produced by VBG Creative.

Music by William Brown III

Go Back and Get It: A Sankofa Audio Journey

Three friends in their 20s sit on a bench in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, the site of the 1963 children's march where fire hoses and police dogs were turned on young protesters. Daniel grew up Black with white parents in suburban Minnesota where there were 10 Black people in his town and he was related to 9 of them. Alex grew up white in Minneapolis and had to make intentional choices to diversify his world. Averee grew up white in a Southern Baptist church in a Black neighborhood and didn't learn until seminary that his denomination was founded because they supported slavery. They talk about white guilt, code-switching, what it means to check out of hard conversations, and what their generation needs to do differently.

Voices: Daniel, Alex, Averee

Recorded at Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, AL — April 23, 2026

Go Back and Get It is a production of Catalyst for Harmony.

Produced by VBG Creative.

Music by William Brown III

Go Back and Get It: A Sankofa Audio Journey

After visiting the EJI Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, five educators and one ministry leader sit down to wrestle with the question they can't escape: how do you go back to your classroom after this? Dr. Glenn Bracey opens with raw honesty about not knowing how to teach his white students after what he's felt.

Jennifer Ackerman reframes the educator's instinct: she's not walking away with stories to tell, she's walking away feeling the stories of others. Khanh Nguyen connects ICE raids in Minnesota to the echoes of slavery. Paul Thompson names the impossible math of 15-week semesters and too much history to cover. And Dr. Michael Emerson makes the case for immersive learning as the deepest form of education.

Voices: Dr. Glenn Bracey (Villanova University), Khanh Nguyen (University of Northwestern St. Paul / Bethel University), Jennifer Ackerman (Fuller Seminary), Vanya Gomez (Fuller Center for Spiritual Formation), Paul Thompson (North Greenville University), Dr. Michael Emerson (Rice University)

The Religion of Whiteness by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey is available wherever books are sold.

Recorded on location in Montgomery, AL — April 22, 2026

Go Back and Get It is a production of Catalyst for Harmony.

Produced by VBG Creative.

Music by William Brown III

Day one hits hard. Participants reflect on their first encounters with Whitney Plantation and the sites across New Orleans and Biloxi. Dr. Glenn Bracey fields questions from the group following his presentation on The Religion of Whiteness, the book he co-authored with Dr. Michael Emerson. Then a group of pastors and ministry leaders sit down to wrestle with the question that won't let go: how do we bring what we've seen back to our congregations?

Featuring reflections from Marissa Maddox and Dr. Felix Amedome.

Q&A with Dr. Glenn Bracey (Villanova University).

Pastors conversation with Sharleatha Collins, Chris (Hub City Church), Leslie Sanders (New Community Covenant Church, Chicago), Erica Abdel-Khaliq (Westwood Community Church, Minneapolis), Madur (Union City Church / Just Love, Brunswick, GA), and Andy Gray.

The Religion of Whiteness by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey is available here.

Recorded on location — April 20-21, 2026

Go Back and Get It is a production of Catalyst for Harmony.

Produced by VBG Creative.

Music by William Brown III

Before the bus rolls, the leaders behind the Sankofa pilgrimage sit down to talk about why this trip exists. Andy Gray, Sharleatha Collins, and Dr. Michael Emerson share the origins of their passion for racial harmony, the experiences that shaped their commitment to this work, and what they hope participants will carry with them after a week traveling from New Orleans to Memphis. This is where the journey begins.

Voices: Andy Gray (Catalyst for Harmony), Sharleatha Collins, Dr. Michael Emerson (Rice University)

Recorded on location in New Orleans, LA — April 19, 2026

Go Back and Get It is a production of Catalyst for Harmony.

Produced by VBG Creative.

Music by William Brown III