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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou "One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." — Bryant H. McGillGET STARTED Watch and read these 4 short introductory...

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Racism, Justice, and the Church

“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a...

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Take Action

“It’s up to all of us – Black, white, everyone – no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting {racism} out. It starts with self-examination and listening to those whose lives are different from our own. It ends with...

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Black Experiences & Perspectives

“Radical empathy…means putting in the work to educate oneself and to listen with a humble heart to understand another's experience from their perspective, not as we imagine we would feel.  Radical empathy is not about you and what you think you would do in a situation...

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Privilege and Bias

“Whether bad or good, whether justified or unjustified, our beliefs and attitudes can become so strongly associated with the category that they are automatically triggered, affecting our behavior and decision making. So, for example, simply seeing a black person can...

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History of Black Contributions

“Go through history, these lights that are shining on us, can you tell me who invented the light bulb? Everybody knows Thomas Edison. Edison invented the light bulb with a paper filament, it burned out in no time. Can you tell me who invented the filament that makes...

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