Philippians 2:3-4
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit,
but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
Let each of you look not to your own interests,
but to the interests of others.
Quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
"An individual has not begun to live until (they) can rise above
the narrow horizons of (their) particular individualistic concerns
to the broader concerns of all humanity."
ADULTS:
The Warmth of Other Suns
By: Isabel Wilkerson
A Pulitzer Prize winning non-fiction book about the history of the African American people during the great migration from the south in the years 1915 to 1970. Black citizens traveled to the northern and western states in search of a better life. This beautifully written history of America is told through the lives of three amazing people that settled in three different areas of the USA. Through thousands of interviews, Isabel Wilkerson learned the story of this exodus of almost six million people that changed the face of America.
A Most Beautiful Thing is the story of the Manley High rowing team, a group of young Black men from the West Side of Chicago who became unexpected best friends on the water. Coming almost entirely from broken homes, including multiple cases in which mothers were addicted to drugs and fathers were absent, these men were prime candidates for gang life.
This documentary shows how their experience grows into a passion and gives the men a newfound purpose that includes healing relationships with Chicago area police officers.
The movie is available on Amazon Prime.
FOR CHILDREN
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By Mildred D. Taylor
Grades 4th - 7th
The book takes place in Mississippi during the 1930's and the Jim Crow era. The Logan family works hard to keep their farm. They endure many racial injustices while living under the Jim Crow laws. Mom teaches in the black school, and dad works part time for the railroad as they struggle to keep their land. Cassie, their daughter, begins to question the inequalities of life, the differences of the white and black school, and the family resolves to take some action.
This book would be excellent to read as a family and discuss together.
Appropriate for parents of children ages 3-15:
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn About Anti-Racism & Social Justice
By: Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies is a renown children's author. In her book How to Talk so Kids Can Learn About Anti-Racism and Social Justice, she shares ideas to help parents talk about the concepts of race, racism, and social justice with kids. It is important for families to start having 'the conversation' and to start learning how to behave when confronted with racist situations.
This book will help you learn about the root of prejudice, identity formation, race and racism. The information will allow you not to feel uncomfortable or feel you lack knowledge and understanding about the topic when your child shares their concerns and questions about diversity. There are separate chapters with ideas for working with children from three years through teens.
"All parents need to help their children think and talk about our country's racial inequality as a step toward creating a more equal society."