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Today, June 19, 2025, we reshare this January 20, 2025 interview in recognition of Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Here, the Orthodox Observer’s Dr. Claire Koen spoke with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostom Onyekakeyah, Project Coordinator for Mission and Outreach Development, Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations about his work with the Racial Reconciliation initiative of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America as well as his outreach focusing on Black Americans.