“It is not the job of our black brothers and sisters to educate us on the issue of race”. I’ve heard this a lot in the last few days, and I agree. There are many incredible resources out there to educate yourself. Here is a list our team has compiled that we highly recommend. We encourage you to spend time this summer listening and learning to the history of race in America and the current issues that presents. Then ask God how you should respond.
Books
One Blood John Perkins
Winning the Race to Unity Clarence Shuler
Intensional D.A. Horton
Humankind Ashlee Eiland
The Colors of Culture Melinda Joy Mingo (PreRelease)
I’m Still Here Austin Channing Brown
How to be an AntiRacist Ibram Kendi
White Fragility Robin Diangelo
Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria Beverly Daniel Tatum
The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander
Stamped from the Beginning Ibram Kendi
Waking up White Debby Irving
Me and White Supremacy Layla Saad
So you want to talk about Race Ijeoma Oluo
Woke Church Eric Mason
Movies
Eyes on the Prize documentary (You can find this on YouTube) Part 1. Part 2.
13th Netflix documentary
Just Mercy
Hidden Figures
Selma
Discussions
Become the Bridge; A Conversation with Steven Furtick and John Gray.
“Dear White Leaders; Black kingdom leaders speaking honestly to white leaders” Right-Side Up Leadership Podcast series. Available wherever you consume podcasts.
Here is another great list of Antiracism Books for Christians from the Englewood Review of Books
What other resources would you add to this list?
This is incredibly helpful. Thank you, Stay Forth!
A few more resources .. “The Color Purple” – Alice Walker, “The Closing of the American Mind” – Alan Bloom, “The State Against Blacks” – Walter Williams, “White Guilt” and “The Content of our Character” – Shelby Steele, “Please Stop Helping Us” – Jason Riley, and “The Economics and Politics of Race” and others – Thomas Sowell
Thank you Alan for always being thoughtful & intentional. I appreciate the reading list and am halfway through How To Be An Anti Racist…I hope everyone reads this book because it provides a lot of opportunities for personal growth. Keep doing what your doing because it matters for the Kingdom. Truth.