Resources to support and connect with.
Joi Unlimited- a local radical self care facilitator
New City Incarnation Fund- apply to attend a 9 month healing and liberation cohort
The Nap Ministry- a community exploring rest as resistance
Kente Circle- Mental health resources provided by a diverse staff
Resmaa Menakem- a local healer of racialized trauma
Minnesota Healing Justice Network- Health providers specifically for BIPOC
Sunshine Behavior Health- A discussion on the impacts of racism on mental health of the Black community
Black Men Matter - Examining Mental Health Issues among Black Men - A Guide to Freedom
The bulk of the resources below are intended for those who, on the whole, have the most work to do in transforming the racism embedded within and around us— white folks. This list is here to suggest some next steps. Understanding where you are right now, and naming a next step is important.
Find others with whom you can have open, vulnerable, honest conversations so that you have the ideas, support, experiences and accountability to keep doing your work. We are seeing the most traction with triads, 3 people connecting regularly in ways that make sense for them.
Find things to watch, listen to, read and do. There are resources for adults and children. Share this list and what you are discovering with others. Remember, don’t do this alone! What other resources have you discovered? Share them with us HERE.
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Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
article by Peggy McIntosh
How to Fight Racism Through Inner Work
article by Jill Suttie
Connects mindfulness meditation with interpersonal racism, helping people tolerate the discomfort that comes with discussions about race and help cultivate a sense of belonging and community for those who experience and fight racism in our everyday lives.
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Do Better
book by Rachel Ricketts
My Grandmother’s Hands
book by Resmaa Menakem
Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God
book by Kaitlin B. Curtice
Standing United: The Fight Against Inequality
article by Jenae Butler
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube)
Jim Crow of the North (YouTube) - Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing in Minneapolis.
13th (Netflix) - Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
Listen to the 1619 podcast from the New York Times, an audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
Tune in to Radiotopia to find shows that address issues of racism and inequality, as well as feature black voices, producers and creators, and their stories.
The Next Move - next one starts May 14! This is a 6-week cohort with Joe Davis and Dave Scherer that provides tools for understanding interculturality and anti-racism with a grace-based approach. The course is a financial commitment as well. If finances are the only thing preventing you from being part of this, let us know. We have scholarships for being part of this course!
Take Resmaa Menakem’s free 5-day eCourse on racialized trauma.
The Intercultural Development Inventory (I.D.I.) is a respected tool for helping individuals and organizations grow in hearing, accepting, embracing and adapting to the intercultural voices around us. We partner with Augsburg University through the Riverside Innovation Hub, and encourage the following…
If you’ve already taken the IDI, we encourage you to pull out your individual plans. Watch for and help make opportunities to work together on these.
For folks who want to participate, but haven’t yet - great! We are working with Riverside Innovation Hub and Augsburg for another opportunity.
Join a community of practice!
White folks: Join the mailing list for Cultural Coherence and attend a gathering (when they start back up in person) to grow in embodied antiracism and to build culture around it. For white masculine folks, consider attending a Praxis Circle (available 2x/ month) to build community and skills in seeing and mitigating the unique impact white-bodied males have in our society. Contact Chris Tripolino for more information.
Parents…it seems like social media is flooded with resources and conversations about raising anti-racist kids that it can feel overwhelming! Here are some resources…
Websites & Videos
Embrace Race, a website that has many different topics about race and equity. There is a way to filter by type of resource that works best for you on the left side.
Pretty Good has broken down by age how it is never too early to start talking to kids about race and racism.
Doing Good Together Tools to Raise an Anti-Racist Generation…An Evolving Collection of Resources, Expert Tips, Books, Videos, and Advocacy Tools
Articles & Books
Caregivers of white children, don’t teach them about privilege. Do these things instead. George Floyd was killed by a now-former officer of the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25, 2020. We all know how he died; I won’t…
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
General Information
Our circle of influence may start with us, but we also need each other for support, ideas, and to share our failures.
Share on social media, email/phone, and directly good ideas you have come across!
Find a group that will help you show up bravely and help you be accountable to keep at this for the long haul. (We can help connect you!)
Model learning and growing. Kids pick up more by what we do than what we say!
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It is human scale connections that will help us navigate.