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Diversity, Race, and Reconciliation

Resources

Ted Talks

Tedx Talks to help educate on racism and actions to eliminate it 

Here are a just a few of the Tedx Talk titles: 

  • "I'm tired of talking about race" 
  • "Three myths about racism"
  • "Understanding structural racism"

Women of color could save the world. Here's how we help them do it

 

Videos/TV Series

"5 Tips for Being An Ally" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dg86g-QlM0

"Actors of Color Get Real About What It's Like To Play a Stereotype" Pt 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50mFY2F2l4

"Actors of Color Get Real About What It's Like To Play a Stereotype" Pt 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hFtOVsWMGo 

Acho, Emmanuel  "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4&feature=youtu.be

"The Best of Enemies

"Confronting the Sin of Racism" Vimeo discussion from the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area

"Cracking the Codes: Joy DeGruy, A Trip to the Grocery Story" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTvU7uUgjUI

"Dear White People"

"Decoded" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnvZ3PbKApGM-hHuQ9lNc5oSKsusjn0Z6

Lee, Spike (1989) "Do the Right Thing

"The dumb questions actors of color get that white ones don't deal with" http://www.upworthy.com/the-dumb-questions-actors-of-color-get-that-white-ones-dont-put-up-with

"The Hate U Give" Available for free on all digital platforms

"James Cone: The Cross & The Lynching Tree"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lhPNP3GIyY

"Just Stop Talking About Race" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO1PcovTk90

"Seeing White Fragility"

"Tim Wise Interview with Chauncey DeVega: Trump, White Fragility and Race in Amercia" http://www.timwise.org/2016/02/tim-wise-interview-with-chauncey-devega-trump-white-fragility-and-race-in-america-feb-4-podcast/

Tisby, Jemar. (2019). "A 15-Minute History of Race and the Church"  https://jemartisby.com/2019/09/12/a-15-minute-history-of-race-and-the-church/

Tisby, Jemar. (2020). "Understanding Our Past to Change Our Future." https://youtu.be/iSiIpUoHXlI 

Podcasts

"1619“1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, examines the long shadow of that fateful moment. Today, instead of our usual show, we present Episode 1: “The Fight for a True Democracy."

"Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church

"Code Switch" NPR What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story.

"Pod save the peopleOn Pod Save the People, DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with Sam Sinyangwe, Kaya Henderson and De’Ara Balenger. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color.

"Seeing White" 

Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity politics. Unending racial inequity in schools, housing, criminal justice, and hiring. Some of this feels new, but in truth it’s an old story. Why? Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for?

Documentaries

13th (2016)

"Closure: A documentary about adoption" (2013) 

"Just Mercy" (2019) Watch for free

"Reconstruction After the Civil War" (2020) PBS

"Selma" (2014)