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A Prayer of Lament for White America
1991 Annual Conference Report on Brethren and Racism
A Statement from Church of the Brethren General Secretary David Steele
A Statement from President Jeff Carter, Bethany Theological Seminary
Brethren Press books on Racial/Ethnic Relations
Sermon given by Dr. Eric Bishop on Feb. 24, 2019 at the Highland Park COB (used with permission):
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Books –
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander - How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
- Solidarity Ethics by Rebecca Todd Peters
- Trouble I’ve Seen by Drew G.I. Hart
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Podcasts –
Links –
Financial Literacy in the Black Community
Coming Together: Talking to Children About Race and Identity from Sesame Street Workshop
Black People Are Tired: In memory of those who have been stolen from us. May they Rest In Peace.
https://www.youtube.
Hope Out of Breath: On the Lynching of George Floyd
https://www.
A Requiem for Ahmaud Arbery
https://religionnews.com/…/
White Supremacy Culture
http://www.dismantlingracism.org/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture.pdf
**For parents & educators, here are great resources on how to talk about racism with kids.
***Google Docs Link to several excellent sources