Racism Resources (View this list in Google Doc here.) & View the folder containing our Google Docs here.)
Prayers
| Catholic Charities – Prayer for Racial Healing | https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/prayers_reflections/prayer-for-racial-healing/ |
| USCCB – Prayer to Address the Sin of Racism | http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/prayer-to-address-the-sin-of-racism.cfm |
| Venerable Father Augustus Tolton Prayer Card | https://www.stfrancisa2.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/toltonprayercardv2.pdf |
Books
| Racial Justice and the Catholic Church | Bryan Massingale, S.T.D. |
| America’s Original Sin | Jim Wallis |
| Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation | Jennifer Harvey |
| Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Justice: 15 Stories | Eddie Moore, Jr, Ali Michael, Marguerite W. Penick-Parks, Editors |
| Understanding & Dismantling Racism | Joseph Barndt |
| The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander |
| Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson |
| Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| Nobody | Marc Lamont Hill |
| Why Race Matters | Cornel West |
| The Cross and the Lynching Tree | James H. Cone |
| White Like Me | Tim Wise |
| Waking Up White | Debbie Irvin |
| Witnessing Whiteness | Shelly Tochluk |
| Race is a Nice Thing to Have | Janet Helms |
| Lies My Teacher Told Me | James Loewen |
| People’s History of the US | Howard Zinn |
| Uprooting Racisim: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice | Paul Kivel |
| The Other America: Poverty in the United States | Michael Harrington |
Facebook Pages
| BLM Lansing | https://www.facebook.com/blmlansing/ |
| BLM Detroit | https://www.facebook.com/DetroitBLM |
| Poor People’s Campaign | https://www.facebook.com/anewppc/ |
| SURJ Southeast Michigan(Stand Up for Racial Justice( | https://www.facebook.com/SURJSoutheastMichigan/ |
| White Nonsense Roundup | https://www.facebook.com/whitenonsenseroundup |
Internet
| M4BL (The Movement For Black Lives) | https://m4bl.org |
| USCCB – Combatting Racism(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) | http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/index.cfm |
| Ted Talks: Talks to Help You Understand Racism in America (25) | https://www.ted.com/playlists/250/talks_to_help_you_understand_r |
| Emmanuel Acho – Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4&t=392shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwiY4i8xWIc&t=23s |
| Embrace Race: Raising Kids in a World Where Race Matters | https://www.embracerace.org |
| Netflix | 13th (documentary)Time: The Kalief Browder Story (6 episodes) |
| Tutorial: Introduction to Restorative Justice | http://restorativejustice.org/restorative-justice/about-restorative-justice/tutorial-intro-to-restorative-justice/#sthash.YtZmKhVP.dpbs |
| BLM Myths Debunked | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_0bqWKO-k |
- Racial Justice NEXT STEPS and TAKE ACTION LIST
- Racial Justice – Racism Resources
- Racial Justice – What Can I Do?
St. Francis Parish – Racial Justice: Subcommittee on Racism