For Parents

• Books

  • Finding Diverse Books Web Portal

  • Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners

  • Children’s Books about Black Women

  • Children’s Books by Black Women

• Podcasts

  • Fare of the Free Child

  • Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey

  • Parenting Forward

  • Talking Race with Young Children

• Articles

  • Teaching Your Kids about Black History

  • 100 Race Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Social Justice

  • Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup

From the UMC

• The Pandemic of Racism

• Council of Bishops Statement

• Bishops United Against Racism

• UMC Racial Justice

• UMC United Against Racism

So What Now?

1. Educate Yourself – You’ve got a good start reading these articles and books, but don’t stop there. Search the internet for more. Stay updated on the latest news and current issues.

2. Listen and Seek – Listen to the stories of the people of color around you. Hear their struggles. Seek out others’ stories and learn from them.

3. Speak Out – That looks different for everyone. Whether it’s speaking out on social media, having the hard conversations with family and friends who display problematic behavior, attending marches, or any combination of the above, do it. It’s important to make yourself heard. Use white privilege as a platform to fight for other people and protect them.

4. Donate – if you can. It may not be an option for everyone, especially in these lean times. That’s okay. Do what you can. Donate your time, if you don’t have money, or your skills, if you’re an artist or a writer. Do what you can to make people of color and their stories seen and heard.

For Allies

• Books

  • 40+ Anti-Racist Books for Educators

  • 18 Books Every White Ally Should Read

  • How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram Kendi

  • Under our Skin by Benjamin Watson

  • White Rage by Carol Anderson

  • Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum

  • White Fragility:  Why its so hard for white people to talk about race by Robin DiAngelo

• Podcasts

  • Codeswitch

  • Intersectionality Matters

  • Making Gay History

  • White Lies

  • 1619

• Articles

  • Anti-Racism Complete Resources

  • For White People who Must Take Action When “Good Intentions” are Not Enough

  • For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies

  • Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice

  • Smithsonian Web Portal: Talking about Race

  • The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism

  • For White Allies in Search of a Solution to American Racism when Folks of Color are Exhausted

  • Message to White Allies from an Anti-Racism Expert

Donate

• Donate to Black Lives Matter Directly

• Donate to BLM’s Partners

• BLM Nashville

• Nashville Community Bail Fund

• List of Local Black Causes and Charities

• Support Local Black Artists, Creators, and Business Owners