Resource list in Table format


1	Row	Title of Resource	Type of Resource (movie, podcast, article, book, etc.)	Topic	Short description of Resource	Link to Resource or where to find it
2	1	A Good Time for the Truth	Book	Black Experience	Short essays from 16 writers in MN who are POC. It shows the effect of MN Nice culture in the context of racism.
3	2	The Washington Post /The Lily/ The New Normal	Video	Black Experience	This is a video series hosted by a Young Black Woman unpacking racism	https://www.thelily.com/anti-racism-you-may-be-doing-it-wrong-heres-why/?utm_campaign=wp_lily_lines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_lily
4	3	Ted Talk Can Beauty Open Our Hearts to DIfficult Conversations	Video	Black Experience	Artist Titus Kaphar talks about how historically black bodies were not included in art and not seen as beautiful. His art shows Black bodies in all their beauty.	https://www.ted.com/talks/titus_kaphar_can_beauty_open_our_hearts_to_difficult_conversations?utm_source=recommendation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=explore&utm_term=newest-talks-2#t-90042
5	4	Smaller, And Smaller, And Smaller.	article (and website)	Black experience	Article by Marlon James. Part of the A Moment of Silence series of artistic expression by Minnesota Black artists. This article also appeared in the Mpls Star and Tribune. A Moment of Silence offers unabashed accounts by Black artists in Minnesota facing The George Floyd Uprising and COVID-19. The Anthology shines a light on a rich Minnesota literary community of leaders, activists, politicians, mothers, scholars, youth, and elders who speak truth and resilience at a time when it is needed most. Inspired both by the desire to imagine radical and futuristic realities and deeply moved by the assertion of political power and collective solidarity in the Black Community, this project boldly asserts, 'We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For'	https://blackmnvoices.com/smaller
6	5	My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Heart and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem	Book	Black Experience, History	In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. It offers ways to heal using a step by step somatic practice as well as social commentary.
7	6	"What White Churches Can Do About Racism"	Article	Church action	What should predominantly white churches do to help their communities address racial disparity and systemic racialized oppression? The Reverend Doctor Rodney S Sadler tells us, "It seems clear we are poised for the beginning of social change. White churches should first acknowledge that racism is real." Since the 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency, “there’s been this false notion that we are a postracial society … The white church needs to first say, ‘There is a significant problem of race disparity in America.’’' This short article from the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the PC (USA ) covers a forum convened by Union Presbyterian Seminary.	https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/what-white-churches-can-do-about-racism/?fbclid=IwAR2D_VhLAF8QLnDLCroTDaPhJyps-Xv65ICzYmlVZhl4BbFbI1rtW4wbz1g
8	7	"Social Justice is a Christian Tradition -- Not a Liberal Agenda"	Articles	Church action	Both short but powerful pieces that appeared in Sojourners publication.	https://sojo.net/articles/tipping-point-sympathy-solidarity?fbclid=IwAR1HLVYpgcTdtt1wsZnYv5nIwp6HGowoG3ItkNrZFkoQwZ28rSZdFHVOflY
9	8	ISAIAH	Website	Church action	A multi-racial, state-wide, nonpartisan coalition of faith communities fighting for racial and economic justice in Minnesota	https://isaiahmn.org/
10	9	Troubling the Waters for Healing of the Church: A journey for White Christians from privilege to partnership	Training materials	Church action	A year-long resource manual published by the ELCA (Lutheran Church) with items for pastors and congregations to consider using for sermons, discussions, around themes related to healing racial injustices.	https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Troubling_Waters_Full%20Binder_2018.pdf
11	10	ELCA Diversity_One Body, Similar Members, Leadership Readiness.pdf	Website	Church action	Three-part resource (includes Videos and Printed items)used to guide church leaders in planning for racial justice conversations. Includes section focusing on the preparation of church leadership for these conversations.	https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Racial-Justice-Ministries/One-Body-Many-Members?_ga=2.201384145.1989230926.1596166857-1743762276.1593010635&_gac=1.220530220.1596166857.EAIaIQobChMI3-b47Mj26gIVxkXVCh0Q8wJbEAAYASACEgKxFPD_BwE
12	11	Race Matters: America in Crisis	Video	Current situation	From PBS. Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor, Amna Nawaz and Charlayne Hunter-Gault host a series of conversations about the protests on American streets, outrage about police brutality and our nation’s deep, systemic racial disparities.	https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=577017262999405
13	12	"Why Now, White People?"	Video	Current situation	From NPR's Code-Switch. Comes with a language warning. It seems the country is having a racial reckoning — again. Protests and marches have erupted across the country in broad support of the Black Lives Matter movement, even in alabaster-white cities with negligible black populations.	https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/878963732/why-now-white-people?fbclid=IwAR0IgEU6ZSmbYz2Y-V2ekUbnGoZb0aFNBiRuxIUnS5nmMvt2W5YPlHWTNEg
14	13	"The Tipping Point: From Sympathy to Solidarity."	Articles	Current situation	Both short but powerful pieces that appeared in Sojourners publication.	https://sojo.net/articles/social-justice-christian-tradition-not-liberal-agenda?fbclid=IwAR1DrvuqYdbfvcP_eet0ywFVPQNlPRvnx2ClgXJVFlr-j8L5B5iKsmMdHZo
15	14	“Just Mercy”	Movie	History	It tells the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction. The film is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Stevenson.	Streaming services, public libraries
16	15	“13th”	Movie	History	Explores the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. Titled after the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution which abolished slavery and ended involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a conviction of a crime.	Streaming services, public libraries
17	16	From Juneteenth to Tulsa	Article w/Video	History	What isn't taught in Classrooms has a profound effect, followed by What to know about Juneteenth, the emancipation holiday. Includes a few 2-minute video clips. Be sure to watch them.	https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/juneteenth-tulsa-massacre-what-isn-t-taught-classrooms-has-profound-n1231442?fbclid=IwAR1oiX0zKhbSbKqx378pKfh9cav1osIqvm7sEjhhDXRM5IPvEcveo6gsV4M
18	17	"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"	Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	History	A response from Martin Luther King, Jr. 57 years ago to activities that by some were deemed "unwise and untimely" and yes, there is much more.	https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html?fbclid=IwAR2KJ1PlGDVAt_Bs8tnfMBOfqE1U6KJ0DBnMyJHW5dWVimkg9So815K0RRI
19	18	Stamped from the Beginning	Book	History	The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner)
20	19	The Great UnLearn by Rachel Cargle	Website	History and current situation	Online course with a variety of posts that are updated real time; you can pay to support her work	https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn/
21	20	How to be an AntiRacist	Book	History and new way to think about things	This fairly complex book tells the how the author has seen and learned about racism throughout his life. It has some very good definitions of terms (Racist, Antiracist, Segregation, etc). The author, Ibbram X. Kendi is one of the leading authors in the area of Anti-racism and has several other books.
22	21	Ibbram X. Kendi discusses his books	Interview	History and new way to think about things	Rebroadcast available until Aug 20	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9MlCTYpqrQ&feature=youtu.be
23	22	Seeing White Podcast Series by Scene on Radio: Part 5: Little War on the Prairie	Episode of a podcast	Racism against Native Americans	Produced by a Minnesotan, this episode is really good for understanding how racism/white dominance as it relates to Native Americans in Minnesota	https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-35-little-war-on-the-prairie-seeing-white-part-5/
24	23	"The Angry Eye" (also known as Blue Eye/Brown Eye)	Video	Racism basics	Jane Elliott is an American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, she became known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise. Jane Elliott promotes the idea that there is only one race in race relations, which is namely the human race. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class on April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Since then Jane has become a full-time diversity educator and still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. as well as in several locations overseas. She has conducted the exercise with college students, as seen in the 2001 documentary linked above “The Angry Eye.”	https://vimeo.com/238809177
25	24	"Hate Thy Neighbor"	TV Series	Understanding others/Difficult conversations	“Hate Thy Neighbour” is a Viceland series featuring Jamali Maddix. With racial tensions seemingly at a higher level than normal, British comedian Jamali Maddix looks to confront racism head-on in this series. He travels around the world in an attempt to make sense of the resurgence in "alt-right" beliefs among social groups. His travels take him to places like Sweden, where he meets an Aryan youth group; his British homeland in the immediate aftermath of the controversial Brexit vote; and the United States during the heated 2016 presidential election cycle, where he comes face to face with Pennsylvania Nazis (episode 1) and black supremacists in New York (episode 2). The hour long episodes are framed with Maddix in a small London club using his comedy to reflect on his experiences.	(Available on various platforms including Hulu, Sling TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and more).
26	25	White Ally Tool Kit	Online course	Difficult conversations	Course on how to have conversations with people who say racially problematic things (method is called the RACE method)	https://www.whiteallytoolkit.com/
27	26	Accidental Courtesy	Movie	Understanding others/Difficult conversations	True story of how Daryl Davis, a Black musician, befriended members of the KKK	Amazon Prime or itunes video
28	27	What Does it Mean to be White, Developing white ratial literacy, by Robin DiAngelo	Book	White privelage, racism basics	Copyright 2016. The book addresses the question: What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race? Author has many years of experience as a diversity trainer and extensive education related to this topic. A goal of the book it to address white people's racial iliteracy. Very extensive table of contents. 341 pages. See short article by the auther here:	https://www.amazon.com/What-Does-Mean-White-Counterpoints/dp/1433111152
29	28	What does it mean to be white. Robin DiAngelo	Video	White privelage, racism basics	If you don't have time to read the book, this is a good introduction to the topic. 45 minutes	https://youtu.be/_A-pZH-S4jk
30	29	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh	Article	White priviledge	“Describing white privilege makes one newly accountable. [...] One who writes about having white privilege must ask, ‘having described it, what will I do to lessen or end it?’"	https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf
31	30	"White Debt" Reckoning with what is owed - and what can never be repaid - for racial privilege	Article	White priviledge	Written in 2015 by Eula Biss for the New York Times. As stated by Krista Tippett from On Being (National Public Radio): The writer helpfully opens up lived words and ideas like complacence, guilt, and opportunity hoarding for an urgent reckoning with whiteness. My favorite sentence in the article is: “Guilt is what makes a good life built on evil no longer good”.	https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/white-debt.html
32	31	Seeing White Podcast Series by Scene on Radio: Part 1: Turning the Lens	Episode of a podcast	White priviledge	Good introduction to the role of White people in stopping racism	https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-31-turning-the-lens-seeing-white-part-1/
33	32	Southern Poverty Law Center: Let's Talk - discussing Whitness	Webinar	White priviledge	50 minute webinar developed as part of Souther Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program to educate educators.	https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/webinars/whiteness
34	33	Southern Poverty Law Center: Why Talk Whiteness	Article	White priviledge	Short essay on various aspects of white privilage. Attempts to answer the question: Why does whiteness fly beneath the race radar? Reviews some output from The Whiteness Project	https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2016/why-talk-about-whiteness
35	34	The Whiteness Project	website	White priviledge	Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race. Whiteness Project is conducting interviews with people from all walks of life and localities in which they are asked about their relationship to, and their understanding of, their own whiteness. Each video interview is paired with a statistic that provides a greater societal context and offers an opportunity for self-reflection by the audience on their own thoughts about race.	https://whitenessproject.org/
36	35	James Corden gets a lesson on white priviledge	Video	White priviledge	Simple and a bit funny	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUB3MGWT3xo
37	36	Stages of Racial Identity	Article	White priviledge	This article summarizes the stages of racial identity for white people and various groups of people of color in an effort to explain possible processes that people go through in establishing their racial identity.	https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/Compilation_of_Racial_Identity_Models_7_15_11.pdf
38	37	Birth of a White Nation, the invention of white people and its relevance today, by Jacqueline Battalora	Book	White priviledge, History	Copyright 2013. The book begins with an exploration of the moment in time when "white people" as a separate and distinct group of humanity were invented and imposed through the enactment of laws. 108 pages.	https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/birth-of-a-white-nation-jacqueline-battalora/1115058351
39	38	List of other things to read	Article	Many	Contains an extensive list of printed resources that can be used to help white people listen and learn about racism.	https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliawuench/2020/06/02/first-listen-then-learn-anti-racism-resources-for-white-people/#5ee527ad16ee
40	39	Extensive list of print and video resources (including TED talks)	Website	Many	Compiled by the author of White Fragility.	https://robindiangelo.com/resources/
41	40	Reading list for How to Be an AntiRacist	Website	Many	Compiled by the Author of How to Be an AntiRacist	https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5913d00603596e07853ef761/t/5dc37dafd013963f1c034404/1573092786304/bookclubkit.ANTIRACIST.pdf
42	41	Black Stories Present : Your Attention Please	Show on HULU	Other	This is an educational and entertaining show about Black people who are doing amazing things. The first story is about a programmer who taught himself by going to the library and taking apart his mom's remotes.	HULU
43	42	PBS FIlm Festival	Website	Many	Short movies on the PBS Film Festival. Some of the race ones and others like 'Knocking down the fences' are really amazing and worth watching in the context of race relations, BLM etc.	https://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/films
44	43	Queen & Slim	Movie	Black experience	Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country.	Online