Articles
- White Churches Involved at Every Step by Ellen Ann Fentress, The Academy Stories Editor
- What is Owed: If true justice and equality are ever to be achieved in the United States, the country must finally take seriously what it owes black Americans. by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests by Isaac Chotiner
- Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Besides Changing Hearts & Minds, we need to change actions and policies by Matthew F. Delmont https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/05/changing-hearts-minds-wont-stop-police-violence/
Resources from Religious Organizations
- Herbert Nelson, II Calls for Change https://www.pcusa.org/news/2020/5/29/stated-clerk-remembers-recent-victims-racial-viole/
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of America https://blogs.elca.org/elcaracialjustice/
- Holy Trinity Sunday Sermon – ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton – June 7, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxlyckuam4&feature=youtu.be
- On Earth Peace – https://www.onearthpeace.org/
- AME Social Action Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/aeb1b06b918d/ame-church-social-action-statement-on-the-killing-of-george-floyd-and-subsequent-protests?e=8e69c9d4ce
- Prayer is Essential. Protest Required. Policy Necessary. – By Jim Wallis, Editor Sojourner’s Magazine – https://sojo.net/articles/prayer-essential-protest-required-policy-necessary
Movies
- John Lewis: Good Trouble (Movie Discussion, Adult Forum September 20, 2020)
- Just Mercy ( Movie Discussion, Adult Forum August 9, 2020)
- 13th (Movie Discussion, Adult Forum June 21, 2020)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Family Movie Night, Sept. 2017)
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham (Family Movie Night, Sept. 2016)
- Selma (UBBC Movie Night, Jan. 2016)
- Fruitvale Station (UBBC Movie Night, Nov. 2015)
Books
- Caste, The Origins of Our Discontent, by Isabel Wilkerson
- Across that Bridge; a Vision for Change and the Future of America by John Lewis
- His Truth is Marching On; John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
-
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
- Trouble I’ve seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism by Drew G. I. Hart
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (UBBC Book Study June 2016)
- Waking Up White by Debby Irving (UBBC Book Study May & Nov 2018)
- White Fragility by Robin DeAngelo (UBBC Book Study Nov. 2019)
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolution by Valarie Kaur (renowned Sikh activist)
Children’s Books
- Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
- Rosa Parks by Rosa Parks
- Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper.
Racial Justice Resources for Parents
- How to raise an anti-racist kid by Tara Parker-Pope
- SCASD Equity and Inclusivity – https://www.facebook.com/SCASDequity/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARAZ9vvnI5glMEjZwuEYX6bxZx4LJipqZR73zTyLpLos6SD050xdepraAr-NCOetVjT00YVN4Ln4ZauJ&hc_ref=ARSjX0-HdaOxouuP4RQvv8Vh8PoR0M-dkslhwolYt8xrEXKb8wcLS4DNWShYVQGGTNY&fref=nf&hc_location=group
- Elmo and his dad talk about racism https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/06/elmo-louie-protests-racism-sesame-street-cnn-town-hall-vpx.cnn
Podcasts
- On Being with Krista Tippett
- Nice White Parents
- 1619 Project: New York Times – hosted by Nikole Hanna-Jones https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/podcasts/1619-trailer.html?searchResultPosition=1
- Unlocking Us: Brené Brown – with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-ibram-x-kendi-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/
- The Daily: New York Times – Why They’re Protesting https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html?action=click&module=audio-series-bar®ion=header&pgtype=Article
- Code Switch: NPR – Conversations about Race https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch
Local Organizations
- 3/20 Coalition
- Community & Campus in Unity
- Community Diversity Group
- Central PA Showing Up for Racial Justice
- Penn State Black Caucus
- PSU Black Graduate Student Association
- PSU Coalition of Graduate Employees
- Queer and Trans People of Color
- State College NAACP
- SCASD Equity and Inclusivity