Pastor John recommends four books he read for continuing education:

• How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice, by Jemar Tisby
• So You Want to Talk about Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
• The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, by Jemar Tisby
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein

“William Barber on Faith and Politics” – The New Yorker Radio, WNYC Studios

• Listen to Audio

“Climate Justice Can’t Happen Without Racial Justice” – TED Talk by David Lammy

• Video

Peace Lutheran Church Sermons on Racial Justice

• Pastor John Stroeh – May 31, 2020 – sermon begins at 29:16
• Rev. Lynn Longfield – August 9, 2020 – sermon begins at 24:12

“Transforming Tacoma – Tacoma Civil Rights Project: Remembering Our Past, Reshaping Our Destiny”

• Video
• Reflection Questions

“We Need to Talk about Injustice” – TED Talk by human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson

• Video
• Reflection Questions

“The Cross and the Lynching Tree: A Requiem for Ahmaud Arbery,” by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, a powerful sermon about America’s Original Sin of racism — how we might repent of it and be healed from it.

• Video
• Reflection Questions

Opportunities to Engage in Anti-Racist Work – This is a time for deep reflection and action for justice. Check out these resources provided by Julia Kagochi from Peace to help you discern how God is calling you to respond personally.

• For Those Asking, What Can I Do?
• Anti-Racism Resources and Work