Anti-Racist Resources

Below is a list of resoures curated by the Christian Formation department in 2021. Our community regularly shares new resources, information, and events focused on Anti-Racism. If you’d like to be included in those regular email updates and/or have resources to share, please contact Director of Christian Formation Tina Clark at .

The Episcopal Church’s Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership is a report from two years of research and attempts to convey some of the multitudes of truths that exist in the Church.

Nonfiction Books:

Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope  by John Meacham

Fiction Books – choose from among these well curated book lists for 2021:

Books by Black Women We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021 on Refinery29

25 Best Books by Black Authors You’ll Want to Know About on Reader’s Digest

Articles:

“The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now?” – New York Times, April 2021

“The ‘model minority’ myth hurts Asian Americans – and even leads to violence.“ Washington Post, April 2021

Videos: 

Dean’s Forum with Dr. Catherine Meeks of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing – February 2021

PBS American Experience: The Chinese Exclusion Act – May 2018

Movies – choose from among these well curated movie lists:

Educate Yourself on Racial Injustice with These Movies – Grotto Magazine

11 Essential Films on Anti-Racism – The Love Magazine

Podcasts:

Pod Save the People by Crooked Media

Social Media:

@blackindenver a portrait and interview series by Narkita Gold.

The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing on Facebook

Websites:

Equal Justice Initiative’s Racial Justice webpage is a powerful educational tool, including engaging videos and text around the history of racial injustice in America.

Resources:

Not Equal: Racial Disparities in Addiction/Substance Abuse Treatment

The Summit Wellness Group’s Top 61 BIPOC Addiction & Mental Health Resources