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Black Health Matters – Sunshine Behavioral Health

“Racism is a public health crisis,” according to a May 2020 statement from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). This means that racism — whether unintentional, unconsciously, or concealed — has affected Black Americans’ access...

How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America–but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of...

White Supremacy Culture

This resource is from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, Change Work, 2001

Racial Justice Teach-In, Part 3: Discussion Guide

This is the Discussion Guide for Part 3 of our Racial Justice Teach-In. button url=”https://mlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Discussion_guide_rj_part_3_2020.pdf” style=”blue” size=”large” type=”square”]Read More    

Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center

At Kirkridge, this is a moment to renew and enlarge our commitment to do the hard work of transforming unjust systems that do violence to dignity. We do this by speaking out against racism,...

DismantlingRacism.org

DismantlingRacism.org  This website is a web-based version of a workbook designed originally to support the Dismantling Racism workshop offered by Dismantling Racism Works, a training collaborative that is not offering workshops or consulting support...

Juneteenth, Explained, Fabiola Cineas

Juneteenth, Explained is an article written by Fabiola Cineas for Vox, explaining the holiday’s 155-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today. From the article: As demonstrators across...

Black History Month Communion Liturgy

Black History Month Communion Liturgy Written by Rev. Amantha Barbee, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church USA, Decatur, GA and Rev. Dr. Kelle Brown, Plymouth United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA Copyright © 2020 A. Barbee/K. Brown....