Yale University Library Research Guides: Resources for Racial Justice: Home

Welcome

The goal of this guide is to direct you to resources on racial justice in relation to Christianity.

Here you will find:

- Encyclopedias and databases on race, ethnicity, and religion in the U.S.

- Practical guides to engaging in racial justice and anti-racism in churches and the workplace.

- Monographs on religion and race, including race and the Bible/theology.

- Books on racial justice in relation to the experience of specific ethnic groups.

- Books on multiple topics on anti-racism and engaging in racial justice.

- Links to podcasts and organizations committed to racial justice..

Featured Organizations

AND Campaign A coalition of biblical Christians who are determined to engage the sociopolitical arena with the compassion (&) conviction of the Gospel.
Asian American Christian Collaborative The Asian American Christian Collaborative (AACC) exists to equip, empower, and encourage Asian American Christians and friends of our community towards holistic discipleship. It seeks to help Asian American Christians, the Asian American church, and the broader church press into the fullness of all the gifts that God has established in us and our respective communities.
Black Lives Matter
Equal Justice Initiative The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
NAACP

Getting Started

Between the World and Me (Online) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How to Be an Antiracist (Online) by Ibram X. Kendi Takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves.
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (Online) by Layla F. Saad Takes readers on a 28-day journey, complete with journal prompts, to do the necessary and vital work that can ultimately lead to improving race relations.
How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice by Jemar Tisby In this follow-up to the New York Times Bestseller the Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby offers an array of actionable items to confront racism. How to Fight Racism introduces a simple framework--the A.R.C. Of Racial Justice--that teaches readers to consistently interrogate their own actions and maintain a consistent posture of anti-racist behavior.

Relevant Research Guides

African American Religious History

American Indigenous Studies Resources

Blackness in Latinx and Latin America

Black Lives Matter: Interdisciplinary and Historical Resources

Ethnicity, Race and Migration

Latinx and Latin American Christianity

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Featured Podcasts

Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi In this podcast, he guides listeners how they can identify and reject the racist systems hiding behind racial inequity and injustice. Alongside notable guests, Dr. Kendi continues his journey towards building a just and equitable world and proposes how we can all help create it with him.
Code Switch Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story.
Pass the Mic (The Witness) 364 episodes Pass The Mic is the premier podcast of The Witness – A Black Christian Collective. Tune in every week for engaging discussions and high profile interviews addressing the core concerns of African Americans biblically.
The Protagonistas Podcast (With Kat Armas) A podcast centered on highlighting the stories and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color among communities of faith. Our conversations sit at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality and spirituality.
The Reclaim Podcast (Asian American Christian Collaborative) By, for, and about Asian American Christians, the Reclaim Podcast is the official podcast of the Asian American Christian Collaborative.
Truth's Table A podcast by black women and for black women, which tackles politics, race, culture, and gender issues through a Christian lens.

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