Note: This list is pulled from a variety of sources, including Medium, Victoria Alexander, the teaching core reading list from the Upper Midwest 2020 Ministers Institute, and others.  It is meant to be a starting place as you wrestle with and delve into these issues. Also, we will continue to add resources to this – please let Pastor Dan know if there is a resource that should be added here.

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Thesis

Click here to read Pastor Laurie’s D.Min thesis: CONFESSIONAL BIBLICAL PREACHING IN THE FACE OF WHITENESS: CHALLENGING THE PREACHER’S UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE SUPREMACY

Books

While the title of each book is linked to its page on Amazon, we encourage you to shop your local booksource and to support Chalice Press, our denominational book press.  Another great online option, if you don’t mind used books, is AbeBooks.com, which partners with small bookstores across the nation to promote and sell books. Additionally, many of their partners give back to their communities in a variety of ways.

Chalice Press Resources:

  • 13 Books to Read Right Now If You Want to Be Anti-Racist
    • Note: one of the resources listed is Pre-Post Racial America by Rev. Sandhya Jha, who was the co-leader and teaching core member of this year’s Upper Midwest Ministers Institute. Click here to access a more detailed list of resources from her website to accompany each chapter in the book.

2020 Upper Midwest Ministers Institute:

  • Click here to view the recommended reading list from the teaching core.

General Recommendations: 

 Anti-Racism Literature Biographies, Non-Fiction Novels, Personal Narratives:

Anti-Racist Literature Topic Specific:

 What To Watch

  • The Hate U Give, a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America
  • Just Mercy, a film based on civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s work on death row in Alabama
  • The 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley
  • My hour on the history of Confederate statues in Nat Geo’s America Inside Out
  • Becoming, a Netflix documentary following Michelle Obama on her book tour
  • Let It Fall, a documentary looking at racial tensions in Los Angeles and the 1992 riots over LAPD officers’ brutal assault on Rodney King
  • When They See Us, a Netflix miniseries from Ava DuVernay about the Central Park Five
  • 13th, a Netflix documentary exposing racial inequality within the criminal justice system
  • I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary envisioning the book James Baldwin was never able to finish
  • Selma, a film that chronicles the marches of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Whose Streets?, a documentary about the uprising in Ferguson
  • Fruitvale Station, a film with Michael B. Jordan about the killing of Oscar Grant
  • American Son, a film with Kerry Washington about an estranged interracial couple waiting for their missing son

Whom To Follow

What To Listen To

  • Katie Couric’s podcast episode with Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, and Bryan Stevenson about Just Mercy
  • Still Processing, a New York Times culture podcast with Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morrison
  • Seeing White, a Scene on the Radio podcast
  • Code Switch, an NPR podcast tackling race from all angles
  • Jemele Hill is Unbothered, a podcast with award-winning journalist Jemele Hill
  • Hear To Slay, “the black feminist podcast of your dreams,” with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom
  • Pod Save The People, organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from fellow activists Brittany Packnett, Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith III
  • The Appeal, a podcast on criminal justice reform hosted by Adam Johnson
  • Justice In America, a podcast by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith on criminal justice reform
  • Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi, a podcast episode on antiracism

Organizations to Connect With in the Twin Cities

  • Black Visions Collective – BLVC is a Black-led, Queer and Trans centering organization whose mission is to organize powerful, connected Black communities and dismantle systems of violence.
  • Racial Justice Network – a multi-racial, grassroots organization committed to fighting for racial justice and building bridges across racial, social, and economic lines.

These next 2 organizations are leading the discussion around police defunding and what it means. 

  • MPD150 – The goal of this initiative is to shift the discussion of police violence in Minneapolis from one of procedural reforms to one of meaningful structural change.
  • Reclaim The Block – organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.

Highlighting the Work of BIPOC Organizations in the Twin Cities

Take a look at the work and/or support the following black, indigenous, and people of color organizations across the Twin Cities.

  • African Career, Education, and Resource (ACER) – A nonprofit organization that engages African immigrants living in the north and northwest suburbs of Minneapolis.
  • Al Maa’uun –  Al Maa’uun is a nonprofit with deep roots in North Minneapolis, serving thousands of households each year with food and critical supplies.
  • Black Immigrant Collective – The Black Immigrant Collective amplifies and makes visible the voices of Black immigrants in Minnesota.
  • Black Women Speak – Gathering Black Women in Minnesota to share our experiences in order to heal, find joy and move toward liberation on our own terms!
  • Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha – CTUL is a worker-led organization where workers organize, educate and empower each other to fight for a voice in their workplaces and in their communities.
  • Cities Care Collective – South-Minneapolis based rad worker-owned childcare co-op working to provide easy access childcare by and for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and queer organizers and families.
  • Division of Indian Work – Division of Indian Work’s mission is to support and strengthen urban American Indian people through culturally-based education, traditional healing approaches, and leadership development. We provide many services to the community but the most relevant one right now is our food shelf.
  • Du Nord Riot Recovery Fund – Du Nord Craft Spirits is a Black-owned distillery with a building that was damaged. They’ve “received a tidal wave of love and support from across the nation and many have asked how they can help… Therefore, Du Nord is establishing this fund to support black and brown companies affected by the riots.”
  • Isuroon – Isuroon is a grassroots nonprofit organization working to promote the well-being and empowerment of Somali women in Minnesota and beyond.
  • Joyce Preschool – emergency fund for families who had to evacuate their homes near Lake Street last week, and who are now coming back to a devastated neighborhood with no grocery stores within walking distance.
  • Latino Community on Lake Street –  fundraiser for Latinx owned businesses on Lake Street.
  • Little Earth Residents Association – Food and safety needs for residents of Little Earth of United Tribes.
  • Migizi Communications – MIGIZI Communications advances a message of success, well-being and justice for the American Indian community. Support them rebuilding after fire.
  • Minnesota Healing Justice Network – We provide a supportive professional community and mutual aid network for wellness and healing justice practitioners who also identify as IBPOC (indigenous, black, or people of color).
  • New Mindsets, New Media, New Leaders, and Narratives (N4) – youth-led organization that applies community mobilization to heal and transform society. We combat social stigmas related to race, gender, culture, intelligence, and health utilizing artistry and activism.
  • Northside business support – support businesses on Minneapolis’s Northside that have been impacted by recent demonstrations.
  • Pimento Relief Fund – We’re partnering with Pimento to provide black business without insurance relief after white supremacists set them on fire during the protests.
  • Powwow Grounds – send via paypal to angelswann2021@gmail.com – Native-run cafe, currently providing meals to elders, protectors and community, purchasing medical supplies, fire supplies, cooking supplies.
  • PPNA – Renters Support Fund – operated by the Minneapolis Renters’ Coalition, a group of residents, community organizations, and neighborhood organizations committed to supporting renters in our community.
  • Southside Harm Reduction– Southside Harm Reduction Services works within a harm reduction framework to promote the human rights to health, safety, autonomy, and agency among people who use substances.
  • Spiral Collective – A volunteer full-spectrum reproductive options and support group comprised of doulas, birth-workers, and passionate reproductive justice advocates. based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, occupied Dakhóta territories.
  • Unicorn Riot – A decentralized media organization that has been live-streaming uprisings
  • Until We Are All Free – Non-profit organization working towards the liberation of incarcerated men and women and help them fulfill their roles as human beings in society, contributors to art, financial liberation, community development, culture ambassadors, mothers.
  • West Broadway Business and Area Coalition – WBC in partnership with Northside Funders Group will direct all donations to support Northside businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and the recent uprising.

Organizations to Connect With Nationally

  • Black Lives Matter– fighting for freedom, justice, and liberation
  • Critical Resistance– an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex
  • The Movement for Black Lives– an ecosystem of individuals and organizations creating a shared vision and policy agenda to win rights, recognition, and resources for Black people

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