Watch List.

Jim Crow of the North (2018)

Roots of racial disparities and white supremacy are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African-American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built community — within and despite — the red lines that these restrictive racial covenants created.

Questions to ask after viewing: How have I benefited from the history of restrictive racial covenants? How have I benefited from inherited generational wealth?

A Time for Burning (1966)

This powerful documentary explores the attempts of Reverend Bill Youngdahl of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to Black Lutherans in the city's north side.

Listen to the words of Ernie Chambers very carefully.

Questions to ask after viewing:How would this play out at my place of worship? In my neighborhood? In my child’s school?

13th (2016)

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.

Ty Hobson-Powell On The Nuances of "defund the police"

Ty Hobson-Powell of Concerned Citizens DC, breaks down the nuance of "defund the police".. Watch this clip, then watch it with your children and unpack it slowly and in detail. If there are parts of this speech you disagree with, ask yourself where those feeling come from. What experiences do you, or don’t you have with police? Is there a better way than our current system to address “public safety” for all? Are you satisfied with the current system?

MAJOR!

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a 73-year-old Black transgender woman who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGO

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.