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Anti-racist formation of children and youth

Faith communities can play a crucial role to counter efforts that limit what is taught about our nation’s past and present, including the banning of books and censoring of curriculum content. Most churches already have the mechanisms in place to offer formation. Here are resources to make those offerings practically, thoughtfully and intentionally anti-racist.

Friday, June 9, 2023

Here's how churches can play a crucial role in the anti-racist formation of children and youth

By Henry Zonio Sociologist

Political, prophetic and pastoral: The church’s response to miseducation

By Karen Crozier Founder, Jewel of Justice

Relationships are vital to sustain the work of dismantling racism

William Bouvel Jennifer Holt Enriquez

Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone talk anti-racism with middle schoolers

Against a backdrop of book banning, attacks on school curricula and the highly publicized death of yet another Black man after an incident of police violence, bestselling authors Kendi and Stone assure a group of North Carolina eighth graders of their humanity and equality.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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Eat. Pray. Skate: A skateboarding ministry offers unconditional love to teens

Serious JuJu is a ministry that meets young people where they are -- in a skate park.

By Katie Cantrell Journalist

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We are physical beings -- what if our ministries reflected that?

Physical labor and activity have been a boon to teens during the pandemic, leading a youth pastor to realize that the physical matters -- to us and to God.

By Matt Overton Associate pastor, Columbia Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, Washington

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What anti-equity policies mean for higher education, particularly HBCUs

A series of recent decisions will have far-reaching ramifications headed into a new academic year, writes an associate director of Vanderbilt University’s Initiative for Race Research and Justice.

By Ira Murray Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Initiative for Race Research and Justice

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Erna Kim Hackett: An organization designs cohorts for women of color and queer folks of color to heal together

Even progressive spaces can feel extractive to women of color and queer folks of color. Liberated Together aims to be a space by and for them.

Relationships are vital to sustain the work of dismantling racism

Two children’s formation leaders write that networks of training and support are crucial for the success of anti-racism efforts in faith communities.

William Bouvel Jennifer Holt Enriquez

Anti-racist formation of children and youth

Here's how churches can play a crucial role in the anti-racist formation of children and youth

Political, prophetic and pastoral: The church’s response to miseducation

Relationships are vital to sustain the work of dismantling racism

Churches are exploring new ways to offer VBS amid volunteer shortages

WonderSpace gives families something to smile about

Karen-Marie Yust and Erin Reibel: Helping create a space of spiritual nurture for children and their families

Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone talk anti-racism with middle schoolers

Eat. Pray. Skate: A skateboarding ministry offers unconditional love to teens

We are physical beings -- what if our ministries reflected that?

What anti-equity policies mean for higher education, particularly HBCUs

Erna Kim Hackett: An organization designs cohorts for women of color and queer folks of color to heal together

Relationships are vital to sustain the work of dismantling racism

Anti-racist formation of children and youth

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