After the Program

"Tears We Cannot Stop: A sermon to White America" by Michael Eric Dyson

A provocative and deeply personal call for change. Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.

 "10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Exists in Every Aspect Imaginable" by Jon Greenberg 

"Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Age 9-13

Stella lives in the segregated South. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can’t. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years. But one late night... 

"The Help" by Tate Taylor

Based on the book, the movie detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis in 1960s Mississippi. 

Amy Hunter's TED Talk "Lucky Zip Codes" 

In What Ways Does Privilege Determine How "Lucky" We Are? How do zip codes indicate luck? Amy Hunter examines how where we live determines the resources and opportunities we receive—and how society is designed to keep some people from being "lucky." 

NPR's Code Switch: "What's in a "Karen" 

 "Karen" is not just a name. It's also a persona, an attitude, a label for a certain type of white woman determined to get what she wants—especially at the expense of Black people.  

"How to be Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi                                                            

In this book Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves. 

"My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest" by Lori Lakin Hutcherson

 Read her response in this article. 

  "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Age >12

This is NOT a history book. This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are. A book about race.    

 "Where the Pavement Ends" 

A haunting look at the deep and lasting wounds of segregation and racial injustice. This about the all white area of Ferguson and the wall division between it and and the all black community, Kinloch. 

 "Before you call the cops" 

BLM video goes viral - again. Tyler Merritt expresses again to think "Before you call the cops". Original video was recorded May 21, 2018, watch here. 

This American Life Podcast: "The Problem We All Live With"  

Nikole Hannah-Jones reports on a school district that accidentally stumbled on an integration program in recent years. It's the Normandy School District in Normandy, Missouri. Normandy is on the border of Ferguson, Missouri, and the district includes the high school that Michael Brown attended  

 "Stamped from the beginning" by Ibram X. Kendi  

                              
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is non-fiction book about race in the United States.  

 "Welcome to the Anti-Racism Movement--Here's What You Missed" by Ijeoma Oluo  

A handy list of things that you're going to need to catch up on. Buck up, because it won't be easy. 

 "The hate u give" by Angie Thomas    Age 14-17      
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.    

"Segregated by Design" by Mark Lopez

Examine the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. 

"What is a Karen vs a Kevin?" by Rae Alexandra

We all know a "Karen" when we see one - now we need to talk about the "Kevin"

Podcast We Live Here: "The Segregation Myth-Buster"

In this episode, hear Richard Rothstein, author of Color of Law, breaks it all down. A Podcast with an attorney that discusses cases dealing with discrimination toward black folks.