Racial reconciliation resources
Racial Reconciliation
Messages, books, films and voices to help us listen, learn and pursue reconciliation, plus resources for talking with kids about race.
At NewStory, we’re committed to helping the church face the sin of racism, which has been ignored for far too long. We’re not experts, but we believe it matters to listen, learn and start the conversation.
Fighting racism and working for justice is lifelong work, not a moment. So pace yourself, start somewhere, and keep going as long as the Lord gives us breath.
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
The series
Change
Watch every message from the series, then share one with someone who needs it.
Voices to hear
Christian voices on race and justice
Books
Books we recommend
One Blood
by John M. Perkins
Let Justice Roll Down
by John M. Perkins
Generous Justice
by Timothy Keller
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
More books
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
A memoir of growing up in the segregated South
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum
And other conversations about race
The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander
Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness
White Fragility
by Robin DiAngelo
Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism
More to explore
Watch and listen
Films, conversations and stories that can help us see through someone else’s eyes.
Note: some podcast episodes have explicit language.
Movies
Videos
For kids and families
Talking with kids about race
Change begins one heart at a time.
Our kids can learn to see people with God’s love and compassion, and we get to help them understand the world they live in.
Books
God’s Very Good Idea
Trillia NewbellGod Made Me and You
Shai LinneThe Day You Begin
Jacqueline WoodsonPreaching to the Chickens
Jabari AsimCoretta Scott King Book Award winners
Common Sense Media
Watch
Movies to start the conversation
Woman’s DayHow to Talk to Kids About Racial Injustice
YouTube playlistJustice
BibleProject
Read
How to Talk to Your Kids About Racism
Rosie Villodas
Start somewhere
This is lifelong work, and we get to do it together.