Racial Justice

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Litany

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call to Carry the Gospel of Freedom

This three-page litany includes quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and calls on each of us to be nonviolent agents of change in today’s world. Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom,...
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A Daily Photo Journal: In Solidarity and Hope for Racial Justice

On February 1, begin using this daily photo journal for one week as we celebrate Black History Month and reflect on the need for a renewed commitment to racial justice.
Film Discussion Guide

Loving

Loving (2016) tells the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage led to the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Commemorate Black History Month in your...
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Film Discussion Guide

13th

Ava DuVernay’s powerful documentary 13th argues that, although slavery was ostensibly abolished in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment legally embedded and allowed a pernicious form of enslavement in...
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Film Discussion Guide

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets

This gripping documentary is based on the true story of Jordan Davis, a young black teenager who was shot at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. This film discussion guide includes a summary,...
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Prayer

Deliver Us From Evil

This prayer explores the various forms of racism and prays that we are delivered from such evil so we can heal as a society.
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Racism

This collection of resources on the injustice of racism includes the following: Creative Voice: Celebrating African American History Month: An Interview with Donna Toliver Grimes Creative Voice:...
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Film Discussion Guide

Crash

The film Crash follows several individuals in the city of Los Angeles as they confront and are confronted with prejudice, racism, and acts of injustice. This discussion guide includes a summary,...
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Prayer

Prayer for the Healing of Racism

In a time when racial divisions run deep in our society, this prayer asks God for healing, to be the "balm in Gilead", so that racism is erased from our lives.
Prayer

Prayer for an End to Racism

Fr. John Bucki, S.J., offers this simple and powerful prayer to acknowledge racism and uproot it from ourselves, our society, and our world. Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom,...
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Prayer

Deliver Us From Evil

This prayer explores the various forms of racism and prays that we are delivered from such evil so we can heal as a society.
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Prayer

On the Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (July 2)

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which was a momentous step towards social equality for African Americans and other racial minorities in the United States.