Posts in Anti-Racism
Ten Rules for Getting Home Safely
Ten Rules for Getting Home Safely

Here is a short film created for the parents and care givers of black children living in the United States - though the reasons for it surpass geography. This important infographic, "10 Rules of Survival If Stopped By the Police,” developed by David Miller (founder of the Dare to be King Project) was made in the wake of the death of Michael Brown on December 14, 2014. If you think that racism does not exist, consider the fact that parents of white children are not compelled to have ‘this talk’ with those in their care.

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Anti-RacismCandice BistVideo, watching, Children
The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World, Brian Bantum
The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World, Brian Bantum

Brian Bantum says that race is not merely an intellectual category or a biological fact. Much like the incarnation, it is a “word made flesh,” the confluence of various powers that allow some to organize and dominate the lives of others. In this way racism is a deeply theological problem, one that is central to the Christian story and one that plays out daily in the United States and throughout the world.

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Anti-RacismCandice BistBooks, Christianity, Theology, Brian Bantum, Reading
Local Anti-Racism Task Force is Up to the Task
Local Anti-Racism Task Force is Up to the Task

Four members of Shelburne’s Anti-Black Racism, Anti-Racism and Discrimination Task Force discuss their mission and the vision they have for Shelburne.

“The death of George Floyd hit everyone in the heart. White people do not walk out of their house with the fear they will be treated differently and killed because of something they can’t control. But Black people do,” says Soha Soliman.

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Anti-RacismCandice BistArticles, Local, Black Lives Matter, Reading