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The Nap Ministry
The Nap Ministry was founded in 2016 by Tricia Hersey and is an organization that examines the liberating power of naps. We believe rest is
Northlake acknowledges the reality that Black people have been discriminated against and Black voices have been marginalized and silenced in our society and in the Church for generations.
We believe it is the duty of our White church members to acknowledge the harms experienced by Black people, hold space for healing, and prepare ourselves for action, dialogue and transformation. We hope this collection of resources will help you, whether you are starting this journey, continuing it, or are healing as you struggle with the harsh realities of racism in the US.
No book, article or film is wholly adequate, or entirely without fault in logic or information. However, these books have been suggested by members of our congregation as being helpful to them in understanding important views on the issue of racism.
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.
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13th
In this thought provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African-Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
The Color of Compromise details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through
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Girltrek
In the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, GirlTrek is a national health movement that activates thousands of Black women to be change makers in
“I’m a black man with white privilege. I see how it distorts America.”
“I’m Black and outraged that racism continues to kill Black people like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor while burdening the lives of so
Book/Movie
The Hate U Give
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of
Educating Yourself
Understanding how racism manifests itself in ourselves and in all aspects of society.
Movie/Documentary
13th
In this thought provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African-Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
“I’m a black man with white privilege. I see how it distorts America.”
“I’m Black and outraged that racism continues to kill Black people like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor while burdening the lives of so
Book
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
Antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’
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How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time
With humor and pathos, Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of …
Article
Why Talk About Whiteness?
In this article from Tolerance.org, discover why it’s impossible to see the privilege and dominance associated with white racial identity without acknowledging that whiteness is
Online Class
Harvard Implicit Bias Assessment
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) allows people to uncover hidden biases by categorizing words and images. Your response time to different word and image combinations
Caring for Yourself
Finding relief and resiliency.
Website
The Nap Ministry
The Nap Ministry was founded in 2016 by Tricia Hersey and is an organization that examines the liberating power of naps. We believe rest is
Website
Girltrek
In the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, GirlTrek is a national health movement that activates thousands of Black women to be change makers in
Educating Children & Teens
Discussing race and racism with our children.
Book/Movie
The Hate U Give
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of
Article
Children’s Books on Diversity
Let’s Talk about Race by Julius Lester In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his own story
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Let’s Talk About Race
In Let’s Talk About Race, Julian Lester shares his own story as he explores what makes each of us special: “I write because our lives
Stories
Listening to Black voices and discovering historical events that impact us still.
Book/Movie
Just Mercy
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, he
Podcast
Storycorps Griot
StoryCorps Griot is an initiative to ensure that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity. The
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The Massacre of Black Wall Street
This illustrated narrative tells the story of the destruction of a prosperous Black neighborhood in 1921 Tulsa, OK, and why it still matters today.
Kingdom Vision
How does a just Church look and act?
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
The Color of Compromise details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through
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The Cross and the Lynching Tree
From the Publisher: “The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In
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Jesus and the Disinherited
From the publisher: “In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (1900-1981) demonstrates how the gospel may be read as
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I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown is an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America’s love affair
