“The exchange of warm fuzzies won’t do, either. For instance, when the nearly 70,000 men present at the Chicago pk rally were asked by the emcee, “Gentlemen, why are we here?,” they shook the stadium with shouts of “To break down the walls!” But racial reconciliation involves more than a pep rally.”

“This Continued Dialogue (CD) Packet is designed to explore topics that might interest students who are more socially active and/or have justice-specific questions or issues with God or the Christian faith. These CDs are an attempt to expose the true Jesus that preached the Kingdom of God while caring for the poor, brokenhearted, marginalized and oppressed sectors of society. The Jesus that didn’t separate evangelism from justice, but lived them both out seamlessly in his life. The Jesus that looked more like a revolutionary than a religious leader, the one who lived out the love that he spoke about”

“After sharing such powerful history and thought provoking words, students were silent except for one young man, who quietly expressed to the children in his close vicinity, “I wish we still had slaves. That would make my life a whole lot easier.””

“In The Color of Faith, Fumitaka Matsuoka provides a theological perspective on racial and ethnic plurality by exploring such issues as alienation across shifting race lines, race and justice; the interworkings of race, class, and culture; and signs of hope amid an enduring culture of opposition. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this is a constructive theological work that reflects on the role Christian faith communities play in a multiracial society and forges a new vision of human relatedness and community building.”

This is a very powerful exercise which has been used for decades to teach about racism. I highly recommend that you watch the video on the website before using this exercise with a class. You also may be able to find this video at your local library.

The following is a bibliography created by Dr. Peter Cha for a course at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School on “Developing Multi-ethnic Ministries”. He has graciously allowed us to post this treasure of excellent resources on our website.

“What starts out as a gesture of kindness turns into something more as Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family despite the differences in their backgrounds… Michael’s presence in the Tuohys’ lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own.”

“Tensions between different political, economic and racial backgrounds have worsened over the past decade, according to a USA Network poll released today.”

Watch the amazing video of the history of Amazing Grace. Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall tells and sings the story behind the creation of Amazing Grace. Did you know that Amazing Grace is set to the tune of a West African Sorrow Chant? Watch it all, but don’t miss starting at 5:40 when he hums/moans/sings it as Newton likely first heard it coming up from the belly of the slave ship. 

“We’re living in a multiethnic, multilingual, multicultural, multinational world in which most people agree racism is a problem and reconciliation is a necessity. Yet they don’t know what to do about it. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil explains how the heart must be different—and helps Navigators understand how to achieve it.”

“MORE THAN A MONTH is a feature documentary film that follows Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year old African-American filmmaker, on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month (BHM). Through this tongue-in-cheek journey the film investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a “post-racial” America.”

“Our mission is to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.”