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UNITED METHODISTS STAND AGAINST RACISM
The following videos are from Religion News Service's new Becoming Less Racist Series:
Episode One: "Becoming Less Racist: Lighting the Path to Anti-Racism" with Anthea Butler
In this inaugural episode of "Becoming Less Racist", Simran Jeet Singh interviews University of Pennsylvania Professor Anthea Butler.
Episode Two: "Becoming Less Racist: Lighting the Path to Anti-Racism" with Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
In this second episode of "Becoming Less Racist", Simran Jeet Singh interviews Princeton University Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Episode Three: "Becoming Less Racist: Lighting the Path to Anti-Racism" with Robert P. Jones
In this third episode of "Becoming Less Racist", Simran Jeet Singh interviews PRRI founder & CEO Robert P. Jones.
Videos
Just Mercy
Watch for free the film based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson to learn more about the systemic racism that plagues our society.
13th
This Netflix movie from Director Ava DuVernay examines the U.S. prison system looking at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
This is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for Black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
Films
NPR Throughline June 4, 2020, American Police
This episode examines the origins of American policing and how those origins put violent control of Black Americans at the heart of the system.
NPR: We Aren’t Who We Think We Are
Every family has a myth – in some cases, an entire mythology – about where they came from and who they are. And there are a lot of reasons people tell these stories.
NPR: White Lies
Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? Scene on Radio host and producer John Biewen took a deep dive into these questions in this 14-part documentary series.
Audio Podcasts
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