We surveyed Black practitioners in our association and created this page with some of their favorite worship songs, books, artists, businesses & resources. May it be an encouragement to you as we celebrate #BlackVoices – today and every day.
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Black History Month Playlist
Favorite Book by a Black Author
- The Fire Next Time – James Baldwin
- The Color Purple – Alice Walker
- Between the World & Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Roadmap to Reconciliation – Brenda Salter McNeil
- Post Traumatic Slave-Syndrome – Dr. Joy DeGruy
- Sacred Rest – Saundra Dalton-Smith
- The Warmth of Other Suns – Isabel Wilkerson
- The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
- Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Deacon King Kong – James McBride
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- The Spirit of Justice – Jemar Tisby
- Disability and the Church – Lamar Hardwick
- All God’s Children – Terence Lester
- Worth Seeing – Amy Williams
Favorite Children’s Book by a Black Author
- The 1619 Project: Born On The Water – Nikole Hannah Jones and Renee Watson
- I Am A Natural Cutie – PD Brown
- Out of My Mind – Sharon Draper
- Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry
- Daddy’s Arms – Fabian E. Ferguson
- Please, Baby Please! – Tonya Lewis Lee
- Zion Learns to See – Terence Lester and Zion Lester
- Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley
- I am the Spirit of Justice – Jemar Tisby
BHM recommendations by Dominique Gilliard
- How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America – Clint Smith
- Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege – Dominique DuBois Gilliard
- If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I?: Black Lives Matter and Biblical Authority – Angela Parker
- After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging (Theological Education between the Times) – Willie James Jennings
- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together – Heather C. McGhee
- Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle – Danté Stewart
- In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit – Yolanda Pierce
- God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming – Drew Jackson
- A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church – Wilda Gafney
- Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance – Drew G. I. Hart
Favorite Black Painter/Artist
Favorite Black-owned business in your Community
- Brown Sugar Bakery – IL
- The Firehouse Catering – IL
- Wah Gwan – MO
- Radiant Delights – NC
- Just Q’in – OH
- Black Box Fix – OH
- Jackie’s Dream – TN
- Eggxactly Breakfast & Deli – TN
- Girl Talk – TN
- Mango Mangeaux: A Simply Panache Bistro – VA
- 521 Biscuits & Waffles – VA
- Love Petals + Prayers
Dive Deeper into CCD by learning from our amazing practitioners!
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Winning: Civic Engagement Rooted in Biblical Principles – Jovan Agee$5.00 -
Fundamentals to Writing Competitive Grant Applications – Adrienne Livingston$5.00 -
Eradicating Food Apartheid: Community-Based Strategies for Food Justice – Rev. Andre Towner, Shondelyn Towner$5.00 -
Journey to Justice: Moving Beyond the Criminal Legal System to Embrace What We Need$5.00 -
Using Trauma-Informed Tactics to Bridge Divides$5.00 -
Embrace Restoration: Restorative Justice as a Philosophy and Practice of Peacemaking$5.00 -
Faith Unleavened Author Meetup$0.00 -
Black Family Talk$0.00
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