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By Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry | Time.comPublished in October of 2020 SUMMARY: Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry, authors of…
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An excellent deep dive replete with songs, videos, and tweets that trace the origin of woke, its multiple definitions, and how it is being used in our current cultural moment.
Two notable tweet threads from author Dr. Esau McCaulley and Love Thy Neighborhood founder Jesse Eubanks on why we need to be need to be thoughtful with the words we use and not parrot partisan lexicon.
A call to Christians to think about the words we use and to stop using the word "woke" as a pejorative.
A quick primer on the origins of the term woke. A must-read for a term that has made its way into everyday American vernacular.
U.S. history professor at Bethel University John H. Haas suggests that Juneteenth is a time for Americans to reflect on "how hard America has found it to live up to its own ideals" while pondering why America is the only nation that required a war, the bloodiest war in its history, to repeal slavery.
With Juneteenth becoming a national holiday in 2021 author Jemar Tisby suggests that white people should lean towards commemorating the holiday instead of a full-on celebration as a celebration could erase the "suffering and brutality of slavery." Tisby provides several suggestions for celebrating the holiday, including education and supporting Black churches and organizations.
Using the celebrations and festivals littered throughout the Bible as examples, in addition to the wisdom from Psalms 78 and 106, author Erin Phillips encourages Christians to commemorate Juneteenth in four ways (learning, teaching the next generation, mourning, and reconciling).
A must-listen-to, sobering 24-minutes where kids from kindergarten to high school give their thoughts on school lockdown drills.
Practical. Easy to learn and easy to implement. The S.I.F.T. method, developed by professor Mike Caulfield, is a must-learn four-step methodology to use when engaging with and sharing media online.
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