Racism

Crash Film Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is a companion to the film Crash (2004). During the lesson, students  follow a character throughout the movie and consider the question: What happened in the relationships between...
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Prayer for My White Colleagues in Education

Prayer
This prayer invites white educators to wallow in their discomfort as a first step on a journey toward systemic change that includes looking at the history of their institutions with new eyes and...
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Conversations on Race in the Classroom: Gallery Walk

Activity
Conversations about race are more crucial now than ever, and it is important to know how to facilitate these conversations in a classroom. In this series, Justin White and Br. Ken Homan, S.J. share...
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Crossing the Big Divide: Bridging the Income and Wealth Gaps in Our Nation

Fact Sheet & Handout
In this presentation, Sr. Simone Campbell explains race-based income and wealth disparities, the historical causes of these inequalities, and the importance of addressing structural racism in...
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Conversations on Race in the Classroom: Defining the Terms

Activity
Conversations about race are more crucial now than ever, and it is important to know how to facilitate these conversations in a classroom. In this series, Justin White and Br. Ken Homan, S.J. share...
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Racial Justice Movie Guide

Fact Sheet & Handout
Use the Racial Justice Movie Guide for information on 11 movies and documentaries that explore themes of racial justice in the United States. This guide contains short summaries of the movies, links...
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Catholic Social Teaching and Racism in Education

Reflection
Learn about key moments in from history that have perpetuated racism in the education system in the United States to the present moment. Discussion questions invite critical thinking around the...
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A Lamentation and Prayer for Action Against Racism

Prayer
This prayer of lamentation mourns Black lives lost due to the sin of racism. We are called to embrace and embody gospel values in order to transform sinful structures of racism and violence.

George Floyd, Minneapolis Protest, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper Discussion Guide

Film Discussion Guide
This discussion guide provides questions to help students connect issues of systemic racism with current events as discussed in an 18-minute video by Trevor Noah of the Daily Show. In the video,...
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Examen for White Allies

Prayer
The Examen for White Allies invites white people to reflect and become aware of the systemic racial oppression that our society is built upon, how they benefit from it, and how they can use their...
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Four Ways for White People to Challenge White Apathy

Reflection
In his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. poignantly stated that the greatest obstacle toward freedom and a world of racial justice is "not the White Citizen’s...
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Film Discussion Guide: Harriet

Film Discussion Guide
Harriet is a biographical film that depicts the life of Harriet Tubman, a slave that escaped to freedom. Harriet was instrumental in the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves escape to...
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