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What if I say YES? when I'm asked if all people around the world with different races were originally BLACK. I am black myself, but that doesn't make me say yes because that seems a lot like defending my ethnicity. Historians would never convince me to say yes too because historians need much more help from scientists to defend themselves, I always believed that unproven historical theories are just fiction tales. I somewhat believe in science but...
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In decades of community organizing, racial justice, and pastoral work, Sandhya Rani Jha has discovered that communities and individuals who honor and recognize their ancestors tend to thrive and navigate hard seasons with more ease. People of color and white people alike have a myriad of ancestors (biological, cultural, and movement) who can help us navigate the challenges of today by learning from both the wisdom and follies, the suffering and overcoming,...
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Canada's official model for integrating newcomers, the cultural mosaic, is based on false assumptions and fails to meet immigrants' new social and cultural needs.
Canada's government delivered its official policy on multiculturalism in 1971, adopting a model called the cultural mosaic. While on the surface the policy and model seemed benign, they were based on false assumptions. The Mosaic Myth deconstructs the theory of the cultural mosaic to...
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1Add to cartPrice: $39.95Page Count: 280Publication Date: November 2023ISBN: 978-1-77258-467-7The COVID-19 pandemic has made transparent the insidiousness of institutional anti-Black racism and its impact on Black people globally. Research and statistics suggest that COVID-19 disproportionately affects African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people. This collection provides critical discussions on the complexities of resilience in Black communities. Specifically,...
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[WHITE] is a book born from obsession. This debut collection of poetry from Trevor Ketner follows two paths of obsession, laying them over one another to tease out a critique of whiteness in the arts that reflects on how we think of whiteness in America. Throughout, Ketner curates a landscape that is part [auto] biography and part political synthesis.
Ketner's work takes inspiration from seeing a retrospective of Rauschenberg's work at the Museum...
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23% of the persons in the US who were age 65 and over in 2017 (11.8 million) were members of racial or ethnic minority populations-9% were African Americans (not Hispanic), 4% were Asian (not Hispanic), 0.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native (not Hispanic), 0.1% were Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, (not Hispanic) and 0.8% of persons age 65 and over identified themselves as being of two or more races. Racial and ethnic minority populations...
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This sharply argued book posits that urban revitalization-making "better" city living spaces from those that have been neglected due to racist city planning and divestment-is a code word for fraught, state-managed gentrification. Vanessa A. Rosa examines the revitalization of two Toronto public housing projects, Regent Park and Lawrence Heights, and uses this evidence to analyze the challenges of racial inequality and segregation at the heart of housing...
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Black and Brown Christians in America often live in a world that is separated from that of White Christians, with White Christians seemingly unaware of their concerns. Can these groups function as effective parts of the Body of Christ?
In I Have to Live with Them? Dr. Terrell Carter works to bridge the gap in our understanding and thus help to find the way for us to work together. Is the church functioning as a positive force in society? Shouldn't...
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Debra Monroe has always written about the source of trouble, "that one incident you zero down to and everything bad that happens afterward happens because of it." The illusion that every problem has a clear-cut cause and discernible solution is apparently her gateway drug. It Takes a Worried Woman explores the outer limits of her faith that all past hardship could have been prevented and all future hardship might still be.
Yet one person's trouble...
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As the church and as a country, we've often neglected and avoided addressing the impact and ongoing reality of racism. We have been more focused on order than justice, more concerned with social media posturing than solidarity, more committed to judgment than repentance. But God's people are called to more. We need to lead the way to true racial healing, solidarity, and justice. And we need two things to do it: courage and love.
Through enlightening...
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We're often left in dead-end debates on racial tensions, foolishly expecting solutions from a culture obsessed with canceling and dividing. But what if the church could create a more effective dialogue?
For over two decades, pastor Skot Welch has been a key advisor on diversity and inclusion around the world. With wisdom and a humble graciousness, he challenges us to rethink the way we talk about race, empowering you to
celebrate both your identity...
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A black professor of classics takes on the cult of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this compelling appeal to true justice, he demolishes the identity politics that makes a travesty of Martin Luther King's dream.
Martin Luther King's dream of a colorblind society is dead. Powerful political, educational, and corporate forces are making race the defining feature of American life, and nobody dares to stop them.
Naively confident in the "marketplace...
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Ce un livre vise à aider les lecteurs à surmonter la solitude en leur offrant des conseils pratiques pour une vie plus épanouissante. Le livre commence par expliquer pourquoi la solitude n'est pas nécessairement une mauvaise chose et les différents types de solitude et leurs effets sur notre santé mentale. Il offre ensuite des moyens pratiques pour aider les lecteurs à établir des relations saines, à cultiver des amitiés solides, à trouver...
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It's not a matter of "If" your church will face "The Great Divide" caused by racial conflicts, but "When" your church will face this challenge.
This book is a collection of works from over 28 years of my experiences and others' viewpoints on these issues:
The United States is on a fast train to a multicultural future.
The phenomena of "White flight" plaguing the urban churches creates a clash between race and culture.
-Racial battles are being fought...
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As an autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write How Ableism Fuels Racism to help Christian communities engage in critical conversations about race by addressing issues of ableism.
Hardwick believes that ableism-the idea that certain bodies are better than others-and the resulting disability discrimination are the root causes...
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White men make up less than a third of the US population, yet we still seem to dominate most of American society. White Male Privilege: How This Happened and Why It's Even Worse Than We Thought offers an unflinching look at the influence of racism and sexism on everything from American politics, criminal justice, health care, and finance to popular dog breeds and even our own front lawns.
Addressing entitlement, collective narcissism, deep-rooted...
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"Who Belongs? takes a bracing look at a frequently debated question, as personal as it is political. Rising migration flows, escalating global conflicts, faltering democracies, and polarizing politics have made the question “who is in and who is out?” one of the most urgent issues of our time. With the goal of improving mutual understanding and achieving meaningful shifts in personal and policy-level discussions, the author holds a critical lens...
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Antiracist movements are more mainstream than ever before. Liberal democracies boast of their policies designed to stamp out racism in all walks of life. Why then is racism still ever-present in our society?
This is not an accident, but by design. Capitalism is structured by racism and has relentlessly attacked powerful movements. Race to the Bottom traces our current crisis back decades, to the fragmentation of Britain's Black Power movements...
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From "Assimilation" to "Reparations," "Black Wall Street" to "Police Brutality," and "Colorism" to "White Supremacy," this book equips you with the language to engage in crucial conversations around anti-Black racism.
The Anti-Racist Vocab Guide is a boldly illustrated visual glossary that distills complex subjects into comprehensive yet accessible definitions of terms and provides concise and insightful explanations of historical moments. With reflection...
20) A Quilted Life
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Catherine Meeks shares the wisdom she garnered over the journey of her life, from her father's sharecropping fields to the academy and beyond.
Today, Catherine Meeks is a national leader of racial healing and an esteemed retired professor of African American studies. But being a Black woman in America can be difficult. Join Meeks as she describes the adventures and adversity she encountered on her path to becoming an empowered voice for change.
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