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Change Agents Resources

Ready to learn more?  Below are several resources available to help you on the first step of your journey.  If you are on facebook consider joining the Be The Bridge facebook group.  Be the Church.  Be the Change in the world.  Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus.

 

Podcasts

 

*Scene on Radio-Season two "Seeing White" https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

and Season four "The Land that Never has been Yet"

 *1619

 

Online Resources, Groups & Classes

 Be the Bridge https://bethebridge.com/

 https://bethebridge.com/docs/16Tips.pdf

 Books

Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debbie Irving

https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/0991331303/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35M7WZD8RVD7M&dchild=1&keywords=waking+up+white&qid=1591025659&sprefix=waki%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1

 White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson

https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414/ref=sr_1_1?crid=230MIFN7ZD998&dchild=1&keywords=white+fragility&qid=1591025741&sprefix=white+fra%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1

 Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America By:  Ibram X. Kendi 

https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Beginning-Definitive-History-National/dp/1568585985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7PBEJ797DX3X&dchild=1&keywords=stamped+from+the+beginning+by+ibram+kendi&qid=1591025996&sprefix=stamped%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1

 Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption By Bryan Stevenson

https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Story-Justice-Redemption/dp/081298496X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28AVZELPVTUBM&dchild=1&keywords=just+mercy+bryan+stevenson&qid=1591026059&sprefix=just+merc%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1

 The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson  

https://www.amazon.com/Warmth-Other-Suns-Americas-Migration/dp/0679763880/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KH6T0OC9XEMP&dchild=1&keywords=warmth+of+other+suns&qid=1591026172&sprefix=warmth+of%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1

 

Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart By Christena Cleveland

https://www.amazon.com/Disunity-Christ-Uncovering-Hidden-Forces/dp/0830844031/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16ESNO8RX0E5C&dchild=1&keywords=disunity+in+christ+by+christena+cleveland&qid=1591026268&sprefix=Disunity%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1

 

Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation By Latasha Morrison

https://www.amazon.com/Be-Bridge-Pursuing-Racial-Reconciliation/dp/0525652884/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S28RGJW3Z0ZL&dchild=1&keywords=be+the+bridge+latasha+morrison&qid=1591027488&sprefix=be+the+br%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

 

Online Videos/Streaming

Netflix-

13th and When they see us

 Prime-

I am not Your Negro

 Youtube-

Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwIx3KQer54

 Teaching Resources

 Teaching Tolerance https://www.tolerance.org/

 


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