ANTI-RACISM COALITION & RESOURCES
Racial injustice and violence remain at the forefront of the conversation and action in the United States. We desire to be a part of the solution as we strive to live into our baptismal promises to seek and serve Christ in all people and to respect the dignity of every human being.
This page exists as a resource in an effort to assist our members in educating themselves and taking action. We encourage you to protest, educate, donate, check in on friends and colleagues. Do whatever is in your power to create a more inclusive existence.
our anti-racism coalition
Recognizing the profound issues of racism facing us today, the members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Santa Clarita, created the Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) in March 2021.
ARC holds several group events intended to bring our parish community together in conversation. We're grateful for the opportunity to share in this experience with our fellow parishioners. Contact Mary Jo Higginbotham for information.
ARC's goal
Our goal is to hold non-confrontational, informational, and transformative programs for members of our parish and, eventually for the community.
ARC's purpose
Our purpose is to define and discuss racism and all of its aspects. Then to learn what we can do to combat it as individuals, as a parish and, most importantly, as children of God.
Chats & sunday forums
Sunday discussions include topics such as: White Privilege, Microaggressions, Critical Race Theory (CRT), White Supremacy, and more. All are welcome!
ANTI-RACISM/RACIAL RECONCILIATION RESOURCES
We have provided links below that may help to educate, inform, and take action.
St. Stephen’s has no affiliation or connection to any of these organizations, links, or websites.
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Systemic Racism Explained: act.tv (4:27)
Housing Segregation is in everything: Gene Demby (6:36)
Let's get to the root of racial injustice | Megan Ming Francis | TEDxRainier (19:37)
Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh | TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
“A Class Divided” with Dr. Jane Elliot | FRONTLINE (53:00)
We need to talk about injustice | Bryan Stevenson | TED2012 (23:26)
The Urgency of Intersectionality | Kimberle Crenshaw | TEDWomen 2016 (18:41)
How To Deconstruct Racism, One Headline At A Time | Baratunde Thurston | TED2019 (16:43)
The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward change... | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison | TED2017 (15:25)
How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them | Vernā Myers| TEDxBeaconStreet (17:41)
Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather C. McGhee| TEDWomen 2019 (14:13)
The human stories behind mass incarceration | Eve Abrams| TEDWomen 2017 (13:31)
Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform | Marlon Peterson| TED Residency (7:24)
From Reform to Abolition: The Future of the U.S. Prison System | Emma Harrison| TEDxWVU (11:32)
Don't be a savior, be an ally | Rayna Gordon| TEDxPineCrestSchool (9:23)
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Black Lives Matter Instructional Library (click on book images to hear them read aloud)
The Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation and Transformation by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Jodie Geddes
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Sin of White Supremacy by Jeannine Hill Fletcher
Unafraid of the Dark by Rosemary L Bray
When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan Cullors
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Children of Blood and Bones by Tomi Adeyemi
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Free Cyntoia by Cyntoia Brown-Long
Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice by Kerry Connelly
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal Fleming
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- A regularly updated blog from AdAge tracking brands’ responses to racial injustice
- For our white friends desiring to be allies by Courtney Ariel | SOJOURNERS (August 2017)
- The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops by Connie Hassett-Walker |The Conversation (June 2020)
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by Barack Obama |Medium (June 1, 2020)
- 11 Things To Do Besides Say ‘This Has To Stop’ In The Wake Of Police Brutality by Brittany Wong |HUFFPOST Black Voices (May 2020)
- “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
- My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest by Lori Lakin Hutcherson | Yes Magazine (September 2017)
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
“Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack””White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?’ by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
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1619 (New York Times)
Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black 14 - (documentary) Amazon Prime
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dark Girls - (documentary) Amazon Prime
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Dispatches from Cleveland - (documentary) Amazon Prime
Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee) - Amazon
Four Little Girls - (documentary) Amazon Prime, HBO Max
Freedom Riders - (documentary) Amazon Prime
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi)- Hulu, Amazon Prime
Higher Learning (John Singleton) - Amazon
Hoop Dreams - (documentary) Amazon Prime, HBO Max
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.
Kiki - (documentary) Hulu, Amazon Prime
King In The Wilderness — HBO
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Antiracism Center: Twitter
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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My Work To Do – An online affinity group designed to help white people build stamina for discussing racism, systemic injustice, racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in their everyday lives.
Black Lives Matter – A global organization whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities.
Bail Project – Designed to combat mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund – Through litigation, advocacy and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
Advancement Project – Transforming the public systems that govern our lives to create a more racially equitable California.
National Museum of African American History and Culture – The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history and culture.
The Sentencing Project - The Sentencing Project has worked for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system for 30 years.
Southern Poverty Law Center - The SPLC is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.
Campaign Zero - Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.
Unicorn Riot - Unicorn Riot is a decentralized, educational 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of artists and journalists. Our work is dedicated to exposing root causes of dynamic social and environmental issues through amplifying stories and exploring sustainable alternatives in today’s globalized world.
American Civil Liberties Union - The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity - BOLD is a national training intermediary focused on transforming the practice of Black organizers in the U.S. to increase their alignment, impact, and sustainability to win progressive change. BOLD carries out its mission through training programs, coaching, and technical assistance for BOLD alumni and partners.
BYP100 Education Fund - BYP100 is a national organization of Black 18 to 35-year-old activists and organizers, dedicated to creating justice and freedom through a Black queer feminist lens. We focus on leadership development, direct action organizing, issue advocacy, and political education. BYP100 prioritizes the issues of historically silenced and vulnerable groups within Black communities ‒ specifically queer, trans and gender nonconforming, poor, disabled, and undocumented people.
Forced Trajectory Project - This is a long-term multimedia project that began in 2009 documenting the rippling effects police violence has on communities beginning with the families who have lost their loved ones to police murder. Utilizing moving pictures, stills, and sound, the project’s goal is to paint an intimate and accurate portrait of the “forced trajectory” these family members find themselves on after their loved ones are killed.
The Justice Committee -The Justice Committee is a grassroots organization dedicated to building a movement against police violence and systemic racism in New York City. At the heart of JC’s work has always been supporting and uplifting the leadership of families who’ve lost loved ones to the police.
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200 black-owned food businesses in L.A. | Los Angeles Times
Support LA’s Black-Owned Restaurants | The Infatuation
Black-owned Business Directory | LA Black Post
Black-Owned Restaurants to Support Across North America | Conde Nast Traveler
Black-owned restaurants in various U.S. cities | dine.black
YearUp: Career opportunities for underserved youth | Culver City Campus
21 Black-owned vegan restaurants you can support now | LiveKindly
181 black-owned businesses across the US | Website Planet
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BOOKS
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
20 picture books: Readings to embrace race, provide solace & do good
PODCASTS
Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
ARTICLES
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good
The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon