Why InterVarsity Is Supporting #BlackLivesMatter
01-07-2016
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship made a bold decision to promote the #BlackLivesMatter movement at its Urbana 2015 student missions conference last week.
A keynote speaker highlighted the movement and called on students to pursue racial justice and reconciliation.
However, #BlackLivesMatter continues as a controversial movement and InterVarsity has made clear that it does not endorse everything attributed to it.
Greg Jao, vice president and director of Campus Engagement for InterVarsity, spoke with CBN's Heather Sells about its decision to support the movement and why it encourages its staff and students to engage in racial injustice issues. Click play to watch.
About The Author
Heather
Sells
Heather Sells covers wide-ranging stories for CBN News that include religious liberty, ministry trends, immigration, and education. She’s known for telling personal stories that capture the issues of the day, from the border sheriff who rescues migrants in the desert to the parents struggling with a child that identifies as transgender. Heather joined CBN News in 2005 after reporting and producing in local television news markets across the country. She holds a master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a B.A. in political science from Wheaton
