Resources
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The Weight of Unconscious Bias
Think of it as a heavy backpack that people of color have to carry around every day.
By Angelica Kerr
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A Leap of Faith Outside my Comfort Zone
Starting a group to hold courageous conversations that counteract racism.
By Angelica Kerr
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Facing Racism in our Faith Communities
What has been the history of racial injustice in our churches? What can parishes concretely do to address these painful experiences?
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Religion and Race
This Salt and Light Gathering for young adults under 40.
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Women’s History Month
From the National Women’s History Museum.
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The concept of race itself is dehumanizing
An in-depth interview with James Woodall, co-author of the book Wired for Racism?
Beyond Bridge Building 101
Healing the racial divide requires long-term commitment and investment. Article.
In the summer of 2019, I rode a bus high into the Swiss Alps to visit the most important site in American race relations that nobody knows about. I was doing research into the book of mine on James Baldwin that has just been published. Article.
They are us
They Racial Wealth Gap
What do we really know about bias?
Here’s what research tells us about our unconscious biases. Article.
The Racial Wealth Gap statistics
Federal Reserve - The Fed - Greater Wealth, Greater Uncertainty: Changes in Racial Inequality in the Survey of Consumer Finances
US Census - Wealth of Households: 2022
Pew Research - Wealth gaps within racial and ethnic groups - Black, Hispanic, Asian, White | Pew Research Center
Congressional Budget Office - Trends in the Distribution of Family Wealth, 1989 to 2022 | Congressional Budget Office