These resources are intended to assist parish communities to deepen their understanding of systemic racism and assist in anti-racism work.
Education on Racism for Minutes a Day
Posted on: June 26, 2020Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community. On this document are links to the learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day.
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Children's Booklist
Posted on: June 22, 2020Books to support conversation on race and racism
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Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners
Posted on: June 22, 2020Books for children and young adults
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Podcast: Fare of the Free Child
Posted on: June 22, 2020Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices. Akilah S. Richards and guests discuss the fears and the fares (costs) of raising free black and brown children in a world that tends to diminish, dehumanize, and disappear them.
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Talking Race with Young Children
Posted on: June 22, 2020NPR podcast discussing how to talk to young children about race.
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Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
Posted on: June 22, 2020PBS article on how to teach children about Black History
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"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack"
Posted on: June 22, 2020Article by Peggy McIntosh
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"Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?"
Posted on: June 22, 2020Article by Ibram X. Kendi, Boston University
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Answering Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement
Posted on: June 22, 2020A Q&A by—and for—people with privilege who want to learn more about racial justice
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The 1619 Project
Posted on: June 22, 2020The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
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Tips for Creating White Caucus Groups for Social Change
Posted on: June 22, 2020Tips on how to develop discussions on white privilege, on how to interrupt racial dominance, and develop strategies for liberation and change.
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Dynamic Evangelization to the Black Community
Posted on: June 22, 2020A brief message from Father Roy Lee, Archdiocese of Atlanta
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Father Bryan Massingale on White Privilege and Racism in the Church
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Race and the Catholic Imagination
Posted on: June 22, 2020Most Reverend George V. Murry
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The Death of George Floyd & Its Aftermath
Posted on: June 22, 2020An open discussion with the African American Catholic Community of Cleveland about Race and the Church.
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Racial Justice and the Catholic Church
Posted on: June 22, 2020Dr. Father Bryan Massingale, PhD.
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Posted on: June 22, 2020Dr. Michelle Alexander
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White Fragility: Why it's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Posted on: June 22, 2020Dr. Robin DiAngelo
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Fighting Racism Requires More Than Words
Posted on: June 22, 2020Catholic News Agency
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Necessary Bluntness: Archbishop Gregory's Stand For Integrity
Posted on: June 22, 2020Commonweal Magazine
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Statement of US Bishop Chairman on Death of George Floyd & Protests
Posted on: June 22, 2020 Open LinkAfrican American
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