Racial Justice Resources

Books and Podcasts for All Ages #

• Justice Resource Guide [Watershed Charlotte]
• Racial Justice Resources [Denver Community Church]

Organizations to Follow and Support #

• Searching for hope in a time of mourning [Resurrection City DC]
• One Way To Be An Ally Right Now? Support Black Mental Health [HuffPost]
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice [Medium]

Music, Liturgy, Prayer, and Lament #

• Plural Guild
• Prayer of the People (PDF) [Denver Community Church]
• A statement from the Staff and Leadership Council [Left Hand Church]
• A Litany for Those Who Aren’t Ready for Healing [Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce]
• Write the Fear a Lullaby [Ben Grace Music]
• Pastor Jenny Morgan leads a series of weekly meditations [Highlands Church]
• Morning breath rituals and prayer practices [Resurrection City DC]

Anti-Racism Resources #

• A comprehensive set of questions and lists from writers behind one of our favorite bands The Many [SmallGood]
  Tommy Allgood, a wise teacher and friend, posts many resources to educate you [Facebook]
• How to be supportive and not disruptive on the streets and in the resistance for white folks by The Global Immersion Project [Facebook via Denver Community Church]
• Follow Forefront NYC’s series “Theological Thursdays” to hear their pastors and community discussing a number of topics. This one addresses “why our church is political” [YouTube]

Resources for white faith leaders first learning to lead others into the work of becoming anti-racist allies #

• Take a course on deconstructing whiteness with Kerry Connelly (begins June 29th, 2020) [School of Global Citizenry]
• Sign up for a fellowship, conference or course [Newbigin House of Studies]
• A sermon from Sojourn Grace Collective, founded by Kate Christenson-Martin and Colby Martin, Launchpad Content Director
• Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
• An Intro to black liberation theology [NPR]
• An intro to Womanist theology [YouTube]
• An important podcast with Ruby Sales [On Being]
• Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist [Brené Brown]
• Brené with Austin Channing Brown on I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness [Brené Brown]

Learn from masters of African American preaching and rhetoric #

• African American Preaching Legacy Series [YouTube]
• How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon [Abingdon Press]
• Rhetoric and Religion Matter in times like these: Rev. Dr. Andre E. Johnson [White Hodge Podcasts]
• The Womanist Preacher: Proclaiming Womanist Rhetoric from the Pulpit (Rhetoric, Race, and Religion) [Amazon]

For Families #

• Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup [Pretty Good]
• Progressive church curriculum and printables [SALT]
• For Beautiful Black Boys who believe in a better world [PDF]