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• Not So Black and White

  An Invitation to Honest Conversations About Race and Faith

  Dabbs, Reggie

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  Globally acclaimed speaker Reggie Dabbs and pastor and author John Driver address our toughest questions and fears about racism head-on as they foster exactly the type of conversation we need to have in order to address the pain of racism…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Weapons of Math Destruction

  How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

  O'Neil, Cathy,

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  Cathy O'Neil has been a mathematics professor and has worked in the data science industry in a variety of businesses and roles. She knows how the numbers work and has seen them in action from multiple perspectives. In this book, she has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear White Peacemakers

  Dismantling Racism With Grit and Grace

  Moore, Osheta

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  Race is one of the hardest topics to discuss in America. Many white Christians avoid talking about it altogether. But a commitment to peacemaking requires white people to step out of their comfort and privilege and into the work of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Christianity and Critical Race Theory

  a Faithful and Constructive Conversation

  Romero, Robert Chao, 1972-

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  Critical Race Theory (CRT) is often poorly understood and unfavorably characterized. This accessibly written book offers a critical yet sympathetic introduction to CRT, bringing it into conversation with Christian theology and ministry…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race and Rhyme

  Rereading the New Testament

  Sechrest, Love L., 1962-

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  A reading of select New Testament texts in dialogue with modern-day issues of racial justice through an approach the author terms "associative hermeneutics."

• Be the Bridge

  Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation

  Morrison, LaTasha

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  With racial tensions as high within the church as outside the church, it is time for Christians to become the leaders in the conversation on racial reconciliation. This power-packed guide helps readers deepen their understanding of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To My Beloveds

  Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope

  Bailey, Jennifer (Reverend),

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  How do we heal our grief and loss to become the leaders the world needs today? In this unique collection love letters to her fellow activists and faith leaders, Jennifer Bailey offers comfort, wisdom, encouragement, support, and hope for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming Brave

  Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now

  McNeil, Brenda Salter, 1955-

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  Brenda Salter McNeil offers a distinctly Christian framework for addressing systemic injustice, inspiring readers to challenge the status quo in racial reconciliation.

• Decolonizing Christianity

  Becoming Badass Believers

  De La Torre, Miguel A.,

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  How curiously different is this white God from the one preached by Jesus who understood faithfulness by how we treat the hungry and thirsty, the naked and alien, the incarcerated and infirm. This white God of empire may be appropriate for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover

  How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism

  Martin, Lerone A.,

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  The shocking untold story of how the FBI partnered with white evangelicals to champion a vision of America as a white Christian nation. On a Sunday morning in 1966, a group of white evangelicals dedicated a stained glass window to J. Edgar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• God and Race

  a Guide for Moving Beyond Black Fists and White Knuckles

  Siebeling, John,

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  For years, Pastors John Siebeling and Wayne Francis have led thriving congregations that are the embodiment of diversity; Siebeling in Memphis and Francis in New York City. Many churches and leaders have sought their counsel, hoping to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Healing Racial Divides

  Finding Strength in Our Diversity

  Carter, Terrell (Pastor),

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  Drawing from the Bible, scholarly research, and personal experience as a both a former police officer and a black pastor serving white congregations, Carter unpacks the deep roots of racism in America, how it continues to be perpetuated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Is Long but Light Comes in the Morning

  Meditations for Racial Healing

  Meeks, Catherine

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  In her work as Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Meeks has fought tirelessly to shed light on racism and provide tools and experiences to enable faith communities to work to combat it. In this new book, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Faithful Antiracism

  Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change

  Edmondson, Christina, 1979-

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  Chad Brennan and Christina Edmondson remind us that Christ has overcome the world and offer clear analysis and interventions to challenge and resist racism's pernicious power, equipping readers to move past talk and enter the fight in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home Is Here

  Practicing Antiracism With the Engaged Eightfold Path

  Liên Shutt, T.,

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  Builds on foundational Buddhist teachings, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, offering an intersectional frame that helps you embody antiracist practices and tend to your own healing under racism and oppression.

• Race After Technology

  Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code

  Benjamin, Ruha

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  From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce white supremacy and deepen social inequity. Far from a sinister story of racist programmers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Evangelical Racism

  the Politics of Morality in America

  Butler, Anthea D., 1960-

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  The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Classified

  the Untold Story of Racial Classification in America

  Bernstein, David E.

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  Racial classification is as American as apple pie. Americans are constantly asked to identify themselves by race and ethnicity. These classifications, however, defy logic, lumping people with vastly different appearances, cultures,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race Against Time

  the Politics of a Darkening America

  Boykin, Keith

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  As America turns blacker and browner, the combination of fearful whites, angry and newly empowered blacks, and an inexcusable absence of leadership from Washington has created ideal conditions for conflict. There is a way out of our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream Town

  Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity

  Meckler, Laura

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  In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what's being done to…Read moreRead more of this annotation