This reading list serves as a starting point for finding resources that address racial justice, racial equity, and anti-racism. Email us with suggestions or feedback.
In this honest and welcoming book, diversity and inclusion expert, professor, and award-winning spea...More
Publish Date: 15 Jul, 23
“If Trayvon was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?” (Pre...More
Publish Date: 1 Jan, 15
Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism�...More
Publish Date: 13 Aug, 19
Turn Uncomfortable Conversations into Meaningful Dialogue If you believe that talking about race is ...More
Publish Date: 1 Feb, 16
Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The...More
Publish Date: 30 Apr, 20
In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in Americ...More
Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be ha...More
Publish Date: 7 Jun, 22
A practical way forward for those who refuse to accept the status quo as the best we can do. In [&he...More
Publish Date: 8 Dec, 23
Updated and expanded from the original workbook (downloaded by nearly 100,000 people), this critica...More
Dear White Peacemakers is a breakup letter to division, a love letter to God’s beloved community,...More
The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or ...More
Publish Date: 7 Jan, 20
Widely heralded as a “masterful” (Washington Post) and “essential” (Slate) history of the mo...More
Publish Date: 1 May, 18
Vivid and engaging, Silent Racism persuasively demonstrates that silent racism―racism by people wh...More
Publish Date: 1 Jan, 13
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin D...More
Publish Date: 26 Jun, 18
From the Civil War to our combustible present, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our conti...More
Publish Date: 31 May, 16
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice de...More
Publish Date: 18 Aug, 15
Articles
Project 2025–45 page Synopsis
https://democracyforward.org/the-peoples-guide-to-project-2025/
A Preacher’s Toolkit for Confronting Christian Nationalism
https://act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/preachers-toolkit-christian-nationalism/
Understanding White Christian Nationalism
https://isps.yale.edu/news/blog/2022/10/understanding-white-christian-nationalism
Why all the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (Q&A)
Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4194634/
Racial Inequality in Education
Videos
Systemic Racism Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ
The Origin of Race in the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVxAlmAPHec
God & Country Explores Rise of Christian Nationalism in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugvWB5RiFhM
How We Can Win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go&feature=youtu.be
Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History | NPR—6:36 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM&t=1s
Holy Post-Race in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGUwcs9qJXY&t=10s
Implicit Bias — How it Affects Us and How We Push Through | Melanie Funchess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8G7MtRNlk
QUICK LINKS: CHRISTIAN CHURCH
(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
SERF regions collaborate on pro-reconciliation/anti-racism
https://disciples.org/regions/serf-regions-collaborate-on-pro-reconciliation-anti-racism/
Justice
https://disciples.org/resources/justice/
Facing Brokenness: Resources and Recordings
https://disciples.org/congregations/facing-brokenness-resources/