Racism is the opposite of what God intends for humanity. It is the rejection of the other, which is entirely contrary to the Word of God incarnate in Jesus Christ. Racism is a lie about our fellow human beings, for it says that some are less than others. Because of our biblical understanding of who God is and what God intends for humanity, the PC(USA) must stand against, speak against and work against racism. - Presbyterian Church (USA)
Where do I start?
- Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community Churchwide Antiracism Policy, resources from Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Talking About Race, resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Resources to understand America's long history of injustice and inequality, Washington Post
- History of Racism and Movements, Racial Equity Tools
- What is Black Lives Matter (BLM)?
- What does BLM believe?
- Why does it offend some people when I say "All Lives Matter"?
- What is structural/systemic racism?
- Is police violence really that bad in the United States?
- Why should I not be striving to be "colorblind"?
- How can I be an ally to People of Color?
- How can I support the BLM movement?
Movies:
- John Lewis: Good Trouble
- Just Mercy
- Selma
- 13th
- Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
- Whose Streets?
- Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
- American Son
- I Am Not Your Negro
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Fruitvale Station
- Dear White People
- Moonlight
- Hidden Figures
- 42
- Becoming
- Da 5 Bloods
- Dark Girls; Dark Girls 2
- When They See Us
- The Central Park Five
- 12 Years a Slave
- LA 92
- Rodney King
- Do the Right Thing
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
- Malcolm X
- The Hate U Give (young adults)
- Black Lives Matter Netflix Category
Articles/Videos:
- Vital Conversations: Being an Ally with People of Color, United Methodist Church
- What is Systemic Racism? Race Forward
- The COVID Racial Data Tracker
- How To Be An Ally For Colleagues Of Color At Work: Three Do's And Don'ts For Taking Action, Forbes
- What is a microaggression? Business Insider
- What is systemic racism? Here's what it means and how you can help dismantle it, N'dea Yancey-Bragg
- Dear anti-racist allies: Here's how to respond to microaggressions, CNN
- The Difference between "Not Racist" and Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
- Why we need to call out casual racism, TED
- A History: The Construction of Race and Racism, Dismantling Racism Project
- Systemic racism, explained (to kids), Noam Hassenfeld and Byrd Pinkerton
- Sesame Street Racism Town Hall, CNN
Books:
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- Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi
- How To Be An Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race, Beverly Daniel Tatum
- The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism, Jemar Tisby
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, Michael Eric Dyson
- Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Hidden Figures, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander
- So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, Robin Diangelo
- The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas (young adults)
- Stamped, Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (ages 12 & up)
- Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi (for young children)
