In his acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “James,” Percival Everett offers us a compelling and provocative retelling of the Huck Finn story. Our title character, James, is the familiar “Jim” from the Twain tale, but he lives a double life here. As a slave, he speaks and behaves as “expected” by the culture around him. In his own private world, he is an articulate and courageous intellectual. What can we learn from this character about the expectation of blackness that has existed and still exists in America? How do history, unconscious bias, and all -out racism play a part in those expectations?

Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker preaching with Worship Leader Eric T. Music from Mary R. and a Time for All Ages from Tara Toler. A/V Services from Jon N.

Potluck lunch to follow.