Black History Month offers a time for special reflection over the inspiring movement work, transformative endeavors and hard-fought contributions that Black people and communities have brought to American culture and society. Collected here are resources for deeper engagement covering local, national and global realities of struggle for liberation, self-determination and realization of justice-making.
I invite you to explore this list and discern how these materials may help you grow in your discipleship and fashioning of a more just world.
Read Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital by Chris Myers Asch & George Derek Musgrove
Chocolate City is a comprehensive work highlighting histories of race, democracy, slavery, segregation, civil rights, the war on drugs and local activism in Washington, D.C. and the larger metro area reverberating across centuries and our present moment.
Read Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist by Terry Catasús Jennings, Rosita Stevens-Holsey, Ashanti Fortson
With wonderful illustrations, this biography of Pauli Murray is geared toward youth ages 10 and up, inviting them to engage with the life and work of this trailblazing Episcopal priest, attorney, and activist.
Watch Gospel | PBS Documentary
Hear from artists, scholars and cultural workers chronicling the history of Gospel music as a genre and its blend of mesmeric influences from cool jazz to the spirituals and the blues.
Explore Black History Sites: Washington
Use this interactive website to learn more about communities, places and moments that have shaped history in Washington, D.C. This resource includes a story map featuring 300 sites in the District categorized across different themes including but not limited to people, protest, remembrance, institutions and African-American Heritage Trails.
Explore Afrofuturism at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture to experience their Afrofuturistic exhibit featuring the ways in which Black people have interpreted and affirmed their agency and freedom through creative mediums to leave an indelible mark on American culture.
Rudy Logan
Missioner for Equity and Justice
