Related information and Resources on
Racism, Equity, Justice, White Supremacy, and Other Oppressions
Suggested Viewing List
Many of the videos listed below were used in UUCE conversations about the 8th principle, or were judged valuable by UUCE 8th principle task force members on their learning journey. We encourage you to explore them also.
We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest-(music) Ella’s Song, by Resistance Revival Chorus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYmaOzaGI-Q 4.07 min
Say What? Small Slights, Big Impacts, What do microaggressions look and sound like? They remind us that cultural competence is a journey that involves continuous learning about, understanding of and valuing differences, while respecting and connecting with others as we work to achieve our mission of transforming lives.https://youtu.be/f83xc1sM_j4 5:18 min
Blind Spot Challenge Assumptions. Our brains are wired to make assumptions, which can sometimes be off base. We think it’s an honest mistake; science calls it a blind spot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcjfqmVah8 2.19 min.
Embracing Diversity Do you know what diversity, identity, and equity stand for and why these concepts are important for organisations working with intercultural youth work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQSfJBwJ3mU 5.07 min.
Don’t Put People in Boxes exercise When we label people and put them in different boxes, we don’t see PEOPLE for who they truly are. This video proves that we have a lot more in common than we think and we should keep that in mind when we encounter anyone who might seem different than we are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwt25M5nGw 4.24 min
We Can’t Recover from This History Until We Deal with It – Bryan Stevenson, discusses the legacy of slavery and the vision behind creating the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum in Montgomery Alabama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJX5jvORzQ 6.13 min.
Doing the Uncomfortable – Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative and has been largely responsible for reversals or reduced sentences in over 65 death penalty cases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9AgrQboecQ 20.05 min.
The Power of Proximity – Bryan Stevenson, With leadership comes responsibility. A heartfelt challenge to turn the narrative of racial indifference and create a more just world – from a preeminent champion of the poor, marginalized, and discluded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RyAwZIHo4Y 34.15 min
Decolonization: America’s Native Prisoners of War – Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson. https://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_huey_america_s_native_prisoners_of_war?language=en 15.11 min.
Time to End White Supremacy – https://www.theroot.com/ending-white-supremacy-requires-white-people-to-realize-1844116810 Ending White Supremacy Requires People to Realize Black Liberation is not a ‘Zero Sum Game.’ From The Root.com. 3.09 min
How to Be an Antiracist by author Ibram Kendi, (One World), speaks about his book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference in Washington, D.C. https://youtu.be/_OXMgA0Fws, 13.39 min
We Shall Overcome (music) by Pete Seeger, a well known and loved song from the civil rights movement accompanied by photos from civil rights history. It reminds us of the courage, strength, persistence, and resilience of our black brothers and sisters and inspires me in my own journey to be an antiracist. https://youtu.be/4gmTxc2wGTI. 4.24 min.
The Story of the 8th Principle–How we went from 6 to 7 to 8 principles told in language for youth, 2.16 min.
Building a House of Love– Love is a really big deal for UUs, 4.55 min.
Other Valuable Informational Websites
White Supremacy Culture – Tema Okun, author, downloadable pdf
What is White Supremacy Culture – Elizabeth Betita Martinez, Catalyst Project, https://www.pym.org/annual-sessions/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/06/What_Is_White_Supremacy_Martinez.pdf
30-day Antiracism Challenge- https://theantiracisttable.com/ The AntiRacist Table 30 Day Challenge is contemplative study, specifically curated to educate, to help people face and get past shame, anger, and blame, and to develop empathy–all key elements of creating an AntiRacist America. Downloadable pdf.
Racial Equity Tools from Racial Equity Tools website,https://www.racialequitytools.org/resources/fundamentals/core-concepts/system-of-white-supremacy-and-white-privilege
Checklist for Allies Against Racism
https://johnraible.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/revised-2009-checklist-for-allies.pdf, by Dr. John Raible
Yes! Solutions Journalism by Robin DeAngelo
https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2017/06/30/no-i-wont-stop-saying-white-supremacy
“White supremacy captures the all-encompassing centrality and assumed superiority of people defined and perceived as white, and the practices based upon that assumption. White supremacy is not simply the idea that whites are superior to people of color (although it certainly is that), but a deeper premise that supports this idea—the definition of whites as the norm or standard for human, and people of color as an inherent deviation from that norm.”
Suggested Reading List
Most of these books have been used by congregations adopting or working to adopt the 8thPrinciple.
Several have been used for reading groups here at UUCE.
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UUCE library |
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Widening the Circle of Concern Book/Study Guide |
UU commission |
yes |
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Centering Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry |
Skinner House, UU Publishing House |
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Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism |
Jones and Lin (UUA) |
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The New Jim Crow |
Michele Alexander |
yes |
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White Fragility |
Robin DeAngelo |
yes |
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White Supremacy Culture Characteristics |
Tema Okun |
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Tema Okun |
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Breathe |
Imani Perry, study guide for UU BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color) |
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An Indigenous People’s History of the United States* |
Roxanne Dunbar Oritz |
yes |
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Braiding Sweetgrass* |
Robin Wall Kimmerer |
yes |
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How to Be an Anti-Racist* |
Ibram X. Kendi |
yes |
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor |
Layla Saad |
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So You Want to Talk About Race |
Ijeoma Oluo |
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Me and White Supremacy |
Layla Saad |
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My Grandmother’s Hands* |
Resmaa Menachem |
yes |
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Emergent Strategy |
Adrienne Maree Brown |
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*UUCE Book discussion group
Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 2022), Black Lives Matter Month (Feb. 2022)
Letter from a Birmingham Jail, read by Martin Luther King, 55 min.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di05SvJ8utI and with some historical context– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIpfCVt2eb4
Birmingham/Richmond/National Pledge to End Racism
The Pledge to End Racism, based on the Birmingham Pledge, is a personal commitment to work on ourselves and with others to address racism in all its forms. Would you consider taking this pledge?
The Pledge
I BELIEVE that every person has worth as an individual.
I BELIEVE that every person is entitled to dignity and respect, regardless of race or color.
I BELIEVE that every thought and every act of racial prejudice is harmful; if it is my thought or act, then it is harmful to me as well as to others.
Therefore, from this day forward I WILL strive daily to eliminate racial prejudice from my thoughts and actions.
I WILL discourage racial prejudice by others at every opportunity.
I WILL treat all people with dignity and respect.
I WILL commit to working with others to transform my community into a place that treats people of all races, ethnicities, and cultures with justice, equity, and compassion, and
I WILL strive daily to honor this pledge, knowing that the world will be a better place because of my effort.