As mission-driven, faith-based organizations, it is vital that we consider our roles in systemic racism and work to dismantle inequitable systems. This library is meant to resource you and your organizations as you work to advance race equity. We will continually add resources and update this page as we learn collaboratively.
Contact Caitlyn Gudmundsen with questions or suggested resources to add to this library.
Events
- "Silence is Not Golden: Training the Woke Board About Racial Inequity" webinar. Thursday, September 17, 2020, 1 pm EDT. Register here.
- "Becoming an Antiracist Organization" webinar. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 1 pm to 2 pm EDT. Register here.
Resources
Tools for Collaborative Discussion
- WK Kellogg Racial Healing Conversation Starter
- Resources from the National Museum of African-American History and Culture “Persons Committed to Equity”
- Annie E Casey Foundation definitions of Racial Justice
Books
- How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Era of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda McGee
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Color of Water by James McBride
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Books that Lutheran Services in America Members are Reading
- The Color Bind: Talking (and Not Talking) about Race at Work
- Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life
- Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US
Movies/Series
Resources for Exploring White Privilege
- Peggy Macintosh Invisible Knapsack: Unpacking White Privilege
- Watch Tim Wise: On White Privilege
- 103 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Other Resources
- Choose a podcast & host NPR Listening Party by clicking here.
- Under Our Skin videos
- Race to Lead Reports: The Building Movement Project advises nonprofit organizations on making social change and using effective and inclusive leadership practices. It surveyed over 4,300 people about their experiences with race in the nonprofit sector. The resulting “Race to Lead” series offers key findings and recommendations for increasing the number of nonprofit leaders of color, reducing racial bias in nonprofit organizations, and improving the experiences of women of color in the nonprofit sector.
- 21-Day Race Equity Habit Building Challenge