The book that inspired our initial conversation:
Be the Bridge
by Latasha Morrison
Other Be the Bridge resources:
On Facebook - www.facebook.com/beabridgebuilder/
On their website - bethebridge.com/
On Facebook - www.facebook.com/beabridgebuilder/
On their website - bethebridge.com/
We encourage you to listen to this episode of the podcast Holy Shenanigans hosted by Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman to hear the words of David Gray on his life as a Black Man in America:
Holy Shenanigans, episode 33
Holy Shenanigans, episode 33
For Ongoing Conversation
Suggested Reading:
You Are Your Best Thing
edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown
You can find this at Amazon.com and other book retailers
Essays that explore shame and resilience written by persons in the BIPOC community.
Where we have been...
This past Winter/Spring we discussed
Dear Church, A Love Letter to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Pastor Lenny Duncan
To learn more about Pastor Duncan, check out these interviews with NPR and Religious News Service:
Black Pastor Wants His Mostly White Congregation to Understand Racial Justice
Black Minister to His Mostly White ELCA Denomination
At our October 7 meeting we watched and discussed this TED Talk by Baratunde Thurston:
How to Deconstruct Racism One Headline at a Time
Suggested Reading:
You Are Your Best Thing
edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown
You can find this at Amazon.com and other book retailers
Essays that explore shame and resilience written by persons in the BIPOC community.
Where we have been...
This past Winter/Spring we discussed
Dear Church, A Love Letter to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Pastor Lenny Duncan
To learn more about Pastor Duncan, check out these interviews with NPR and Religious News Service:
Black Pastor Wants His Mostly White Congregation to Understand Racial Justice
Black Minister to His Mostly White ELCA Denomination
At our October 7 meeting we watched and discussed this TED Talk by Baratunde Thurston:
How to Deconstruct Racism One Headline at a Time
Bridges come in all shapes and sizes. They connect things. They enable us to cross from one point to another. We watched this TED Talk by William Schonberg earlier this month. How does the image of a bridge empower you toward anti-racism?