If you are ready to learn about systemic racism and the impact on people of color, we recommend the following resources:
Books (many are available on Kindle)
- The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
- Rethinking Incarceration, Dominique Gilliard
- Stamped from the Beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America, Ibram Kendi
- Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence, Rivera, Quinones, Robinson
- Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way, Richard Twiss
- Faithful Generations: Race and New Asian American Churches, Russell Jeung
- I’m Still Here, Austin Channing Brown
- The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby
- Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr
- White Awake, Daniel Hill
- Roadmap to Reconciliation, Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Rediscipling the White Church, David Swanson
- Be The Bridge – Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation, Latasha Morrison
- One Blood, John Perkins
- Dream with Me, John Perkins
- Bloodlines, John Piper
- Beyond Colorblind, Sarah Shin
Articles
Movies / Documentaries
- 13th (Netflix)
- Just Mercy (Netflix)
- True Justice (YouTube)
Podcasts
- The Witness, Jemar Tisby et al
- Truth’s Table, Michelle Higgins et al
- Centering (Fuller Seminary Asian American Center)
- The Holy Post Podcast (Phil Vischer & Skye Jethani) – Episode 267 “Race in America”
- The ReClaim Podcast — Asian American Christian Collaborative
Upcoming Events
- Talking About Race: Systemic Racism, Wheaton Public Library, Dec 3, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time