Beverly Wallace is currently the associate professor of Congregational and Community Care at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Wallace has authored several articles and book chapters including Narratives of Grieving African Americans About Racism in the Lives of Deceased Family Members; A Womanist Legacy of Trauma, Grief, and Loss: Reframing the Notion of the Strong Black Woman Icon; Hush No More: Constructing an African American Lutheran Womanist Ethic; and is the co-author (with Paul Rosenblatt) of African American Grief. Her current research agenda includes understanding community trauma and end-of-life decisions among older African Americans.