• PBS 4-Part Series: “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song,” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Introduction: Feb. 15 2021;
    Parts 1-4 air on PBS stations from mid-February through mid-March.
    (Each episode is about 2 hours) Watch on-line here after broadcast dates.
  • Part 1: Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion.
  • Part 2: Discover how the Black church expanded to address social inequality.

• Standing up to anti-Asian racism (AFSC: Feb 17, 2021)
  With more reports of harassment and attacks against Asians around the U.S., here are some ways you can help respond to racism and build the safe and peaceful communities we all deserve.
• Immigration is a Black issue. We must recognize the struggles of the four million Black immigrants in the U.S. and all who came before them—and work to stop anti-Black racism in our immigration system. (AFSC: Feb 18, 2021)
• Disinformation Fuels A White Evangelical Movement. It Led One Virginia Pastor To Quit (NPR: Feb. 21, 2021)
• 100 Years of Racism in Policing – Five-part ACLU Documentary (recorded Dec. 2020-Feb. 2021)
  This series takes a critical look at post-riot policing commissions over the last 100 years and notes that trends we see in policing today are the same trends we’ve seen for centuries. Part 5 addresses the question: How do we end this cycle of racism and violence in policing?
  • Part 1: (01:23) Trailer
  • Part 2: (04:48) Los Angeles, 1992
  • Part 3: (05:15) Detroit, 1967
  • Part 4: (03:34) Harlem, 1935
  • Part 5: (58:01) How Do We End Racism in Policing?

  Watch all 5 parts on the ACLU YouTube Channel here.

• America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and a Bridge to a New America,
  by Jim Wallis (2017)
• Distinguished Lectureship for Peace and Social Justice – Montgomery Co. Community College
  Racism in America: Understanding the History of Slavery And Its Impact on American Culture. Montgomery County Community College – lecture series (via Zoom). Free, but registration is required. For details and registration, see www.mc3.edu/Bennett. (Register for each session individually.)
  Session dates (in 2021): Jan. 27, Feb. 8, Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, April 21, May 5 (12:30pm, for all dates). All lectures will be recorded and posted for viewing by registrants until May 15, 2021.

Posted: Thursday, February 25th, 2021     Tags: news, racial justice.