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Three Podcast Recommendations
This week, Deb Meinke recommends three podcasts — Sam Sanders’ “It’s Been a Minute,” Rebecca Nagle’s second season of “This Land,” and “Code Switch,” NPR’s podcast on race.
The Use and Misuse of Race in Health Care
This week's recommendation is shared by Josephine Njoroge.
"The Use and Misuse of Race in Health Care"
“Justice Reimagined” Series
This week’s recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.
The National Catholic Reporter has begun a series called “Justice Reimagined,” about racial disparities in the U.S. The first article — about prison populations — posted June 1. The series can be found at the link below.
Justice Reimagined | National Catholic Reporter
Recommended Summer Listening
This week, we have three terrific anti-racism recommendations from Deb Meinke to jump start your summer listening.
Remembering the 100th Anniversary of Tulsa’s Black Massacre
May 31 is the 100th anniversary of the Black Massacre in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Known as the "Black Wall Street," Greenwood was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed in 1921. The massacre was the worst act of racial violence in U.S. history. There are many TV programs coming up that discuss the massacre and its cover up by Tulsa.
Updated “Dividing Lines” Tour
This week’s recommendation is shared by Josephine Njoroge and Bill Tammeus.
Nathaniel Bozarth, who produced the “Dividing Lines” tour that many of us have driven, has produced a new version with added material that you can watch on a mobile device or a desktop computer.
Love is the Way
This week's recommendation is shared by Lydia Jeter.
Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times
by Bishop Michael Curry
5 Kid-Friendly Podcasts that Discuss Race & Diversity
This week’s anti-racism recommended resource is shared by Geneva McAuley.
In a recent article, the staff of Chicago Parent recommended five kid-friendly podcasts that discuss race and diversity. These podcasts can help teach children about anti-racism work as they hear real stories, learn about history and figure out what to do next.
How to Address the Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
This week's recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.
This interview, entitled "How to Address the Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes" was aired on March 4, 2021 on PBS News Hour. Amanda Nguyen, activist and one of the participants in the interview, is quoted here.
"In order for there to be true peace, one must hold up a light to the darkest corners of our experience," Nguyen added. "In order for us to heal as a nation we must learn, we must acknowledge where we are at now, and then together working cross-community, we're able to move forward into a more equitable future."
Watch the video here. The discussion begins about 1 minute, 30 seconds into the video.
Two Recommended Podcasts: “The Promise” and Ep. 34 of “Lady Science”
This week’s anti-racism recommendations, shared by Deb Meinke, are two podcasts: (1) “The Promise,” which focuses on the state of integrated public education in Nashville, TN, and (2) Episode 34 of the Lady Science podcast, “Women and the National Parks: Race and Gender in the Making of the National Parks.”