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“In this provocative book Jennifer Harvey argues for a radical shift in how justice-committed white Christians think about race. She calls for moving away from the reconciliation paradigm that currently dominates interracial relations and...
A collection of sermons and speeches that lay out a groundbreaking vision for intersectional organizing, paired with inspirational and practical essays from activists in today’s Poor People’s Campaign The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber...
A strong theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty Jesus’s words “the poor you will always have with you” (Matthew 26:11) are regularly used to suggest that ending poverty is impossible, that...
Considering that the Bible was used to justify and perpetuate African American enslavement, why would it be given such authority? In this fascinating volume, Powery and Sadler explore how the Bible became a source...
While we are all familiar with the lives of prominent Black civil rights leaders, few of us have a sense of what is entailed in developing a White anti-racist identity. Few of us can...
In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy–from police brutality to the mass incarceration of African Americans–have made it...
Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated, he is now a black preacher in the whitest...
Racial Justice Teach-In, Part 2 Resources These resources were listed on Part 2 of our Racial Justice Teach-In as essential reading, people to follow on social media, and ways to take action. This list...
This is the new edition of the award-winning guide to social justice education. Based on the authors’ extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the book addresses the...
What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race? In the face of pervasive racial inequality and segregation, most white people cannot answer...
A revised and expanded edition of the text that presents a justice-based ethics that avails itself of the perspectives and experiences of those on the margins.
Dying of Whiteness How the politics of racial resentment is killing America’s heartland. In Dying of Whiteness, physician Jonathan Metzl reveals how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences–even for the white populations they promise...
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism is the New York Times best-selling book exploring...
Racial Justice Teach-In, Part 1 Resources These resources were listed on Part 1 of our Racial Justice Teach-In as essential reading, people to follow on social media, and ways to take action. This list...