Anti-Racism: Adults: Home

Here you'll find materials for engaging Adults in conversations on race, racism, and white supremacy in the US.

To access individual pages, hover your cursor over the small arrow to the right of each tab and click on the desired drop-down.

Each page is organized with books at the top; multi-media resources are in lower columns. Resources available to borrow from The Ministry Lab are in the final box(es).

Current Contexts and Conversations

• Antiracism: tools for conversations about awareness and activism
• Antisemitism & Islamophobia: resources for developing awareness and combating antisemitism among individuals and in systems and communities
• Conversations about...: cultivating healthy conversations about race
• ...and Immigrant & Refugee Rights: recognizing racism in immigrant/refugee attitudes and policies
• Policing/Prison/Voting Rights: central issues in the struggle for racial equity
• Reading Black Authors: book lists featuring Black voices
• Science, Health & Environment: revealing the abusive pseudoscience of "race" and the disproportionate burden placed on BIPOC with regard to research, medical care, and environmental injustices
• White Supremacy: tools for personal and communal learning, growth, and dismantling of white supremacy culture

Hearing/Reading Diverse Voices

Develop empathy and awareness by reading from the lived experience of diverse peoples, including:

• Asian American/Hawaiian Native-Pacific Islander Voices
• Black Voices
• Indigenous Voices
• Latine Voices

History

• Current Events & Movements: reflections on and about leaders and thinkers of our current movement toward racial equity
• History of Race in America: resources on the development of "race" as an American social construct
• MLK and Civil Rights: reflections on and from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement
• Past & Present: connections from the Civil Rights Movement to current movements and contexts

Spirituality, Identity and Healing

• ...and Faith: identifying the ways faith has been both a catalyst for positive social change and an exclusionary force
• ...and the Church: exploring the deep segregations and opportunities for reconciliation found in Christ's people
• Intersectionality: amplifying the voices of people who identify in two or more ways with marginalized communities
• Mindfulness and Personal Healing: linking spiritual practices with personal and communal forgiveness, reconciliation, healing and well-being
• Multicultural and Multiracial Congregations: developing belonging amongst diverse populations
• Preaching about...: guides for more prophetic preaching and preaching as resistance
• Small Groups/Study Guides: curricula developed for deep, intimate conversations; includes guest speakers and trainings

Reparations & Restorative Justice: learn to distinguish between the two, apply the terms wisely, and build engagement in both:

• Reparations
• Restorative / Reparative Justice

If you don't find a resource to fit your need, don't hesitate to consult with The Ministry Lab's director, Rev. Emily Meyer, who is happy to assist you.