Listen, Learn, Act, Reflect
As Christians, God has called us to the difficult and joyful “ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18). That ministry begins within—educating ourselves, listening to others’ voices, and being open to the movement of the Spirit. Many of us may not know where to begin, so let’s begin together.
Four-Week Journey

Join us for “Walk Humbly: Journeying Toward Racial Understanding.” Each week, we will lift up 7 resources (Bible studies, sermons, articles, podcasts, videos, and movies) about racism and anti-racism. You are encouraged to engage at least 3 of them.
Learning to love God and our neighbors is the life-long journey of discipleship. Wherever you find yourself on that path, you are invited to come along with us to “Walk Humbly”. Together, let’s be open to the transformative power of the Spirit!
Walk Humbly: Seeing Racism – There are seven activities for the week. Please review the item type, title, source, and duration of each, and then click the buttons to access the Week 1 materials. *Indicates explicit language or content.
Bible Study
- Article – “Facing Racism 4: Racism 101”
- Author – PC(USA): Presbyterian Mission
- Duration – 15 minutes
Worship
- Sermon Title – “You’ve Got to Go Through It”
- Preacher – Rev. Aisha Brooks-Lytle
- Duration – 42 minutes
Watch
- Video – “Why Colorblindness Will Not End Racism”
- Creator – Francesca Ramsey
- Duration – 5 minutes
Read
- *Article – “What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege”
- Author – Lori Lakin Hutcherson
- Duration – 10 minutes
- Article – “Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge”
- Author – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Duration – 5 minutes
- Article – “How to Respond When People Say, ‘All Lives Matter'”
- Author – Tom Hunt
- Duration – 2 minutes
Act
- Call to Action – Interrupt the pattern of white silence by speaking openly with family, friends, and colleagues about what you’re doing and learning. Invite them to join you in listening to or watching one of the upcoming podcasts or videos.
- Duration – 20+ minutes
Love Mercy: Becoming an Ally – There are seven activities for the week. Please review the item type, title, source, and duration of each, and then click the buttons to access the Week 2 materials.
Bible Study
- Curriculum – “Facing Racism 1 : Biblical Imperative to Antiracism”
- Organization – PC(USA): Presbyterian Mission
- Duration – 15 minutes
Worship
- Sermon Title – “Social Justice & Reconciliation Inaugural Lecture: ‘Just Jesus'”
- Preacher – Rev. Dr. Brian Blount
- Duration – 50 minutes (sermon starts at 34:24 and ends at 1:23:00)
Read
- Article – “White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement”
- Author – Robin DiAngelo
- Duration – 7 minutes
Listen
- Audio – “‘Soul Sister: A Look Back At The Fraught Attempt At Empathy”
- Recording by Sarah Kate Kramer
- Duration – 12 minutes
Watch
- Video – “Holy Post: Race in America”
- Recording by Phil Vischer
- Duration – 18 minutes
- Video – “Getting Called Out: How To Apologize”
- Recorded by Francesca Ramsey
- Duration – 9 minutes
Act
- Call to Action – Diversify Your Social Media Feed: Follow Black Voices. You might consider following:
- Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary
- Morehouse College
- Black Lives Matter Atlanta
- MTV Decoded
- Rev. Dr. J Herbert Nelson, Stated Clerk PCUSA
- The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership
- Racial Equity Institute
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Equal Justice Initiative
- TheConsciousKid
- Duration – 20+ minutes
Acting Justly: Examining the Criminal Justice System – There are seven activities for the week. Please review the item type, title, source, and duration of each, and then click the buttons to access the Week 3 materials. *Indicates explicit language or content.
Bible Study
- Article – “Facing Racism 3 : PC(USA) and Racial Reconciliation”
- Organization – PC(USA): Presbyterian Mission
- Duration – 15 minutes
Worship
- Sermon – “Reforming the Criminal Justice System”
- Preacher – Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock
- Duration – 50 minutes (Lecture and documentary conclude at 56 min.)
Watch
- *Video – Just Mercy – Based on the book
- Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on the book by Bryan Stevenson
- Duration – 2 hours, 17 minutes
Watch on Netflix and other streaming services.
- Video – “Let’s get to the root of racial injustice”
- Recorded by Megan Ming Francis
- Duration – 20 minutes
Listen
- Audio – 1001 New Worshipping Communities Interview, Season 5: Episode 2
- Featuring Kosha Tucker & Sara Hayden
- Duration – 30 minutes
Read
- *Article – “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?”
- Author – Ibram X. Kendi
- Duration – 10 minutes
Act
- Call to Action – Call or email your senator to express your concerns about racial inequality in Georgia.
- Need a template? Before you vote, research candidates’ positions on issues concerning racial justice.
- Duration – 20+ minutes
What is Good: Connecting Race, Health, & Poverty – There are seven activities for the week. Please review the item type, title, source, and duration of each, and then click the buttons to access the Week 4 materials.
Bible Study
- Article – “Facing Racism 2: Envisioning a New Way of Life Together”
- Organization – PC(USA): Presbyterian Mission
- Duration – 15 minutes
Worship
- Sermon – “June 3, 2018: Sunday Sermon”
- Sermon by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
- Duration – 41 minutes
Listen
- Audio – “How To Be an Antiracist”
- Recorded by Brene Brown and Ibrim X. Kendi
- Duration – 60 minutes
- Audio – “The Code Switch Podcast “(Pick any episode: You might consider these on: COVID-19, health, and housing)
- Provider – NPR
- Duration – 30-45 minutes
Watch
- Video – “How Racism Makes Us Sick”
- Recorded by Dr. David R. Williams
- Duration – 17 minutes
Read
- Article – “How Moderates Failed Black America”
- Author – David Brooks
- Duration – 5 minutes
Act
- Call to Action – Support local black-owned restaurants (find another list here and here) and other businesses.
- Duration – 20+ minutes
For Children Ages 0-5
- Anti-Racist Baby Board Book by Ibram X. Kendi
- A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
For Children Ages 3-8
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
- How To Explain Racism to Kids: A Town Hall from CNN and Sesame Street (22 minutes) by CNN and Sesame Street
For Children Ages 5-8
- The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
- My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Christine King Farris
- Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
For Children Ages 9-11
- Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood by James Baldwin
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
Resources for Parents
- Social Justice Resources from The Children’s Community School
- Raising Race Conscious Children Blog by Sachi Feris
- Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Kids from Healthline Website
- Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
Book suggestions from Miriam Moore-Keish’s anti-racism books for kids
Suggestions from Miriam Moore-Keish’s anti-racism book recommendations for kids:
For Youth Ages 12-17
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi, et all
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds & Ibrahim Kendi
Resources for Youth Parents
- Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Kids from Healthline Website
- Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice: a list for parents, caregivers & educators from Oakland Public Library
- Books and Resources to Help You Raise Anti-Racist Children from the Brightly Editors
- Black Parents Explain How to Deal with the Police A YoutTube Video from Cut (5 hours 30 minutes)
Listen as Rev. Robby L. Carroll and Kay Stewart, M.Ed. consider walking humbly and living the questions of racial justice with a commitment to grow and see beyond our perceptual and cultural limitations.