Continuing to engage in understanding the racial issues in the news and how they intersect with the church. . .

The Rev. J. Manning Potts of Nashville, Tennessee, left, presents the 1957 Upper Room Award for World Christianity Fellowship to artist Warner Sallman of Chicago at a dinner meeting of church and government officials on Oct. 3, 1957, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Sallman was honored for his “Head of Christ” painting, shown in background. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz)

From Broadview: How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that 
Warner Sallman’s iconic image has crowded out other depictions of Jesus, and some say that's a big problem

​And also, from On Being, a podcast that is working to understand the current focus on anti-racism, Resmaa Menakem and Robin DiAngelo in conversation

Resmaa Menakem offers therapy and coaching in Minneapolis and teaches across the U.S. He’s worked with U.S. military contractors in Afghanistan as well as American communities and police forces. His latest book, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies is part narrative, part workbook.
Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle and has been a consultant, educator, and facilitator for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice. She’s the author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism.