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4-Week Anti-Racism Challenge (ARC)
WEEK 2: July 7 - 13, 2023
This is your own personal journey. To participate, we ask that you complete at least 3 activities this week. You can use the ARC Tracking tool below to monitor your progress. Choose from the following:
READ: The recent unexpected death of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie has put a spotlight on the disproportionate rates of Black maternal mortality, but this has been a long, ongoing tragedy.
https://apnews.com/article/black-women-maternal-mortality-rate-df872e86c4bb56ef222b19141dc377f8?user_email=7c4b11dbae4577a1a7433ffd354e638045b196ff78e6c4fc6508cb0be669f967&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=MorningWire_May23_2023&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers
WATCH: Healing Justice. This powerful documentary addresses the school-to-prison pipeline, the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and the importance of healing and restorative practices.
https://vimeo.com/395247138
LISTEN: NPR’s Terry Gross’ Interview with author Rachel Swarms on the role of the enslaved in building the Catholic Church as we know it in the US today.
Rachel Swarns' 'The 272' explores how the Catholic Church profited from slavery : NPR.
READ: “Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases.” *Note that the fort was named after a Confederate general in 1918: 53 years after the Civil War. It was no one’s heritage.
https://apnews.com/article/army-base-renaming-fort-bragg-liberty-dcfe8bd9eeaa8373d2338bf99a4cac69
*This is part of a large initiative to rename institutions that were assigned Confederate names. Fort Polk in Louisiana has been renamed from a Confederate General to a Black World War II Hero. It can be done when there is political will! https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/13/politics/fort-polk-johnson-renamed-us-army/index.html
WATCH: the first interview Amanda Gorman has given since her poem was banned in a Florida school: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amanda-gorman-book-bans-poem-the-hill-we-climb-restricted-florida-school/
READ/LEARN: In March 2023, the Department of Justice completed its investigation of Louisville Metro Police Department and issued a scathing report of the Department’s pattern and practices of abuse, especially toward Louisville’s Black residents. The report is well-written, and the information is important to know—but at 90 pages, it’s a bit of a read. We have broken the report into 4 sections (one for each week of the ARC). Read Section 2:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/176ultf95JJGGFuR28rZdZcq51Drw5dvH/view?usp=sharing
**The full report can be accessed at this link: https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1572951/download
SUPPORT/VISIT: The Black woman-owned Fleur de Tea in Norton Commons. They offer 60+ teas, including bubble teas, and delicious treats such as creamy fruit tarts and fluffy blueberry scones. Read more here:
https://www.fleurdetea.store/
READ: A 10-year old boy brings an Oregon city council meeting to unprecedented applause when he speaks out about his experiences with racism.
https://ktvz.com/news/redmond/2023/06/14/10-year-old-who-spoke-to-redmond-city-council-about-racism-hes-experienced-draws-support-from-community/
DONATE/SUPPORT: All of the good work that the Parks Alliance of Louisville is doing for our community! Their mission is to ensure equitable investment in our parks across Louisville. Donate here: https://www.parksalliancelou.org/donate
LEARN/VISIT: The Filson Historical Society is hosting the traveling photography exhibit, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America” May 26-August 4, 2023. The exhibit is free and includes photographs, storytelling, and original curation by Andrew Feiler. To learn more, click here:
https://filsonhistorical.org/a-better-life-for-their-children-exhibit-opens-may-26/
READ: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2014 critically-acclaimed essay that was named the "Top Work of Journalism of the Decade" by New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute:
http://www.dariaroithmayr.com/pdfs/assignments/Coates,%20The%20Case%20for%20Reparations.pdf
CREATE: your own anti-racism activity. If you like, please share it with us at dikerrigan@listenlearnact.org so we can pass the idea on to others.
CONNECT: Invite a friend to the Anti-Racism Challenge. Just send them this link to sign up!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/gYgTGac/listenlearnact
Thank you for your commitment.
Debbi and Di
Use the link below to copy or download this ARC Tool to track your progress:
ARC tracking tool.xlsx
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