Racial Justice Resources

RACISM IN AMERICA

On Friday June 5th, 2020, Rabbi Kahn offered a sermon titled: ​A Country on Fire​. We invite you to read it and join in our congregation’s discussion about racism in America. We know this is a difficult conversation, but we hope we will all dive in more deeply. If you are looking to explore and learn more on your own, below you can find some material that may be helpful. If any one wants to share their thoughts and feelings, please reach out to Rabbi Kahn directly, she is here to listen and looks forward to hearing from you.

MORE RESOURCES FOR LEARNING:

Step 1: Understand - Resources for starting the conversation:

• Religious Action Center - Reflect on racial justice

• RAC Allyship and Action

• URJ Resolution on the Study and Development of Reparations for Slavery and Systemic Racism in the U.S. (2019)

• Mapping Police Violence

• Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 (Prison Policy Institute)

• 1619 Project (NYTimes)

Step 2: Look Deeper - Book recommendations:

• RAC Reads: Book recommendations from the Religious Action Center

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

• Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey

• How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

• Between the World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Step 3: Use Your Voice - Resources for Action:

• Justice for George Floyd