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We Need a New Language to Discuss Diversity and Inclusion

By Pamela Abalu — 2019

The current conversation pushes us to perceive diversity and inclusion as lack. I propose we rewrite the narrative of human symphony.

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Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace

Dear White Peacemakers is a breakup letter to division, a love letter to God’s beloved community, and an eviction notice to the violent powers that have sustained racism for centuries.

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Osheta Moore
2025
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Reverend: White Supremacy Sometimes “Masquerades as Faith” in Christian Churches

Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister of Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan, is on a mission to eradicate racism—especially within the church she loves. Though Rev. Lewis’s own congregation is a model of diversity, Rev.

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Jacqui Lewis
2019
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

In this tender and expansive reckoning with the meaning of the Black Church in America, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes us on a journey spanning more than five centuries.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
2021
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Churches Divided by Slavery Aim to Heal Racial Divide

CBS' James Brown tells the story of two 19th century Georgia churches that are coming together after being separated by slavery.

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2016
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Debate Over Critical Race Theory Impacting Southern Baptist Convention, Churches

The teaching of critical race theory has created debate and division in the American political system and school systems across the country, from elementary schools to universities. The debate has even seeped into churches.

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2021
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I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America

As a 6'2" dreadlocked black man, Tyler Merritt knows what it feels like to be stereotyped as threatening, which can have dangerous consequences. But he also knows that proximity to people who are different from ourselves can be a cure for racism.

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Tyler Merritt
2025
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The Cross and the Lynching Tree

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk.

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James H. Cone
2013
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Why Christianity Is Perceived as the White Man’s Religion - Olivia Pierce - TEDxEdina

Unconscious bias and lack of racial diversity in visual representation causes damage in schools, communities, workplaces and places of worship across the globe. It creates a divide between those who see themselves as empowered, and those who don’t.

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2018
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