The resources listed below can be useful for Sunday school classes and other small groups that are interested in studying and discussing racism, racial justice, and anti racism work. The resources are also helpful for individuals who are open to new thinking about race in America. Please share with PEVA's Racial Dialogue Team anything you’ve found about racial issues that provokes thought, discussion, and action.  

• Unbound to release ‘With Creation: A Native and Indigenous Lenten Devotional’ ‘The Western worldview will not sustain our future,’ contributing writer says.

• African American History Month (aka Black History Month) has been observed each February in the United States since 1976.? If you’d like to make your observance Presbyterian-focused, learn about the seven-week PC(USA) Black Resistance Bible Study Series beginning February 1. 

• LT/LA project director Dr. Johnny Finn talks about the environmental justice implications of a 200-acre coal terminal immediately adjacent to the formerly redlined neighborhoods in Southeast Newport News in this 6-minute documentary short. https://www.livingtogetherlivingapart.com/media

• Conference Resources on Race https://portal.montreat.org/resources-on-race here you will find resources for many of the conferences programmed by or partnered with Montreat Conference Center. 

• November was designated by Congress in 1990 as American Indian and Indigenous Heritage Month to celebrate the accomplishments of the peoples who were the original inhabitants and stewards of what is now the United States. It is commonly referred to as Native American Heritage Month, but also as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/racial-equity/native-american-heritage-month/  TRIBAL NATION CULTURAL CENTERS IN VIRGINIA: Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottowa, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Rappahannock,  Upper Mattaponi,

• Trouble the Water" documentary series resource produced by the PC(USA) for communities and congregations to facilitate conversation and engagement around the issues of race and racism. Sign up to access documentary series and related materials! https://pda.pcusa.org/page/TtW/

• 225th General Assembly (2022) [RGJ] Race and Gender Justice

• At The River Struggle and Grace in the Segregated South  http://carolyncrowder.com/?mc_cid=0edcccd6c1&mc_eid=e664586a83 When did you realize that what you were being taught about race as a white Southerner was wrong? Filmmaker Carolyn Crowder, raised in Montgomery, Alabama, during the Civil Rights era, set out to ask this question of Presbyterian ministers she knew who had taken stands during those turbulent times. Often isolated in small towns in the Deep South, some chose to be brave in spite of the dangerous circumstances.
• The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins’ book, “Unbroken and Unbowed: A History of Black Protest in America,” explores the heart and history behind Black protest and was recently released by Westminster John Knox Press. https://www.wjkbooks.com/Author/Default.aspx?AuthorId=38686
• Justine L. Nusbaum Lecture at Virginia Wesleyan Universityby Johnny Finn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geography Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Anthropology Christopher Newport University. entitled “Social Murder and the Geography of Inequality,” is available to view on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-1-i_0hNTw
• Live Another Day - Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for People of Color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources. 
• The Summit Wellness Group - Written and curated by women of color, this guide features over 60 different resources.
• Christopher Newport University students just released a really impactful documentary short entitled “Coal Blooded”, focusing on the 200-acre coal pile right next to SE Newport News, a redlined neighborhood that today has the highest rate of asthma in the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM3QtrJv3og
• Presbyterian Mission Agency Critical race theory, say hello to the Bible and theology | Presbyterian Mission Agency
• Toxic Waste and Race in the United States https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1310/ML13109A339.pdf 

• Critical Race Theory Meets the Bible & Theology  https://youtu.be/9UT9ZGOMCsY 

• Where do you live? On Native Land? 
• Doctrine of Discovery (posted on the PCUSA Facing Racism website: https://facing-racism.pcusa.org/item/41901/)

• Chauvin Verdict Resources for Preaching & Praying Ongoing Resources for Preaching & Praying in Light of the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict This is a document primarily designed by the Anti-Racism Coordinator, of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area  for white-majority churches and white leaders in our presbytery to sketch out some of the particular pitfalls we might wish to avoid when discussing issues around racism ...

• Living Together / Living Apart Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century  

• Redlining and Social Justice: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow...A Historical and Continuing Perspective of Hampton Roads

• Crossroads Antiracism Training Converations with:
     Dr. Reggie Williams
     Jessica Vazquez Torres
     Elona Street-Stewart
• The 224th PCUSA GA's Resolution to work against racism 
• Resources on Racial Issues (updated 10/13/2020)
• Resources for Racism Education for Children
• Waking up White Study Guide, 
• Facing Racism Antiracism Study Guide 
• Possible Next Steps on the Antiracism Journey PCUSA
• Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community 
• Subscripe to Facing Racism updates at https://facing-racism.pcusa.org/ 
• PCUSA - Racial Justice Equity Resources
• Mathew 25 PC(USA) Resources 
• Dismantling Structural Racism 
• Eradicating Structural Poverty
• Five Spiritual Practices to End Poverty (worship, learn, relate, act, share)
• Poverty Resource Packet (pdf)
• The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA),remembers recent victims of racial violence.
• Statement from the Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount (President, Union Presbyterian Seminary) on the Death of George Floyd.
• George Floyd Is My Brother - Jill Duffield (Editor, Presbyterian Outlook)