How Our Conversation Began... In 2018, EMBRACING RACE - The Conversation was founded by Collingswood, NJ residents Mary Anne Degenhart, Tony DeSantis (both from Sacred Heart Church in Camden, NJ), Brent Miller (Pastor of First Baptist Church of Collingswood) and Lorraine Harris (then Pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Collingswood). The group has close to 300 people on its email roles and there are regularly 30 or more participants in the monthly meetings (virtual since April 2020), which include reports from action teams and community partnerships, book and film discussions and reports on upcoming relevant events. Currently, EMBRACING RACE’s diverse core leadership team includes Mary Anne Degenhart, Tony DeSantis, Brent Miller, Bill Johnson, Myna Barbee and Ingrid French.Grab interest