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Resources Used by RTF

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Promoting Racial Equity
Striving towards Cultural Competency

• A documentary for those who will read Jesus and the Disinherited: MPT Presents | Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story | PBS

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• PCUSA agency Racial Justice Resources, including recommended books, articles, policy statements, videos and study materials: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - Racial Justice Resources (pcusa.org)

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• PCUSA four-part video documentary to facilitate conversation and engagement around issues of race/racism: Course: Trouble the Water (pcusa.org)

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• PCUSA 21-day Racial Justice Challenge: Presbyterian Mission Agency Dismantling structural racism | Matthew 25 in the PC(USA): A bold vision and invitation | Presbyterian Mission Agency

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• PCUSA Facing Racism Study Guide (six weeks which would fit nicely into Lent): facing-racism-study-guide.pdf (pcusa.org)

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• NYT list of feature films on history of black Americans: 28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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• 10 “Must Watch” Black History Documentaries | PBS

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• Traces of the Trade: a Story from the Deep North (filmmaker Katrina Browne traces the disturbing history of her slave-trading New England ancestors) available on DVD and Roku (watch trailer at Traces of the Trade | POV | PBS).

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• Three-part video series Race: The Power of an Illusion (racepowerofanillusion.org) Can be streamed on Vimeo.

 

• Additional resources on the Salem Presbytery website: Presbyterian Church Facing Racism

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