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As the U.S. government works through plans to overhaul the federal student loan system, one congregation outside Cleveland is considering how student debt is a symptom and amplifier of racist systems and policies in the history and infrastructure of the United States. Through an intentional process of study and reparative action, the congregation of Forest Hill Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, decided to take action in the spirit of repair.
On May 15, the…