Bell Hooks, Black Looks: Race and Representation. South End Press | Amazon page, 1992.

What Would You Do?  Bike Theft. VladCantSleep, May 27, 2010.  A 4:40 minute video.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Good, Racist People. New York Times, Mar 6, 2013.

Tony Dokoupil, What Adopting a White Girl Taught One Black Family. Newsweek Magazine, Apr 22, 2009.

Janell Hobson, The Rise of Beyonce, the Fall of Lauryn Hill: A Tale of Two Icons. Feminist Wire blog, May 13, 2013.

Lisa Wade, The Hookup Elites: Not Everyone in College is Hooking Up - Mostly White and Wealthy. Slate, Jul 19, 2013.

Marjory Romeyn-Sanabria, Feminism is for White Women. PolicyMic, Aug 20, 2013.

Ritchie King, The Uncomfortable Racial Preferences Revealed by Dating Online. Quartz, Nov 20, 2013.

eBaum's World, Guy Brings His White Girlfriend to Barbershop and Gets Hated On. eBaum’s World, Dec 9, 2013.

David Byunghyun Lee, Transformed into White Gods: What Happens in America Without Love. Gawker, Jan 4, 2014.

Francie Latour, How Blind People See Race. Boston Globe, Jan 19, 2014.

Michelle Lee, Without You. 1theK, Mar 20, 2014.  A song in Korean by a singer who is Black and Korean.

Antwuan Sargent, 7 Lies We Need to Stop Telling African-American Girls. PolicyMic, Apr 24, 2014.

Franchesca Ramsey, She Begged Her Mother For Braces. There's A Good Reason She Refused. Upworthy.  about Nigerian actress Uzo Aduba

Christopher Ingraham, The Most Racist Places in the America, According to Google. Washington Post, Apr 28, 2015.

Gillian B. White, The Weakening Definition of Diversity. The Atlantic, May 13, 2015.

Michael Lipka, The Most and Least Racially Diverse U.S. Religious Groups. Pew Research Center, Jul 27, 2015.

Janelle S Wong, Editorial: The Source of the "Asian Advantage" Isn't Asian Values. NBC, Oct 13, 2015.

Lucy Sherriff, A Graduate Had Her Job Offer Revoked Because The Company 'Does Not Accept' Braided Hair. Huffington Post, Nov 26, 2015.

Ellen Brait, Resume Whitening Doubles Callbacks for Minority Job Candidates, Study Finds. The Guardian, Mar 17, 2016.

John Metta, It's Not About Race! Medium, Sep 18, 2016.  race is a proxy for culture

Noel Gutierrez-Morfin, U.S. Court Rules Dreadlock Ban During Hiring Process Is Legal NBC, Sep 21, 2016.

Karen Grigsby Bates, New Evidence Shows There's Still Bias Against Black Natural Hair. NPR, Feb 6, 2017.

Brittney Cooper, How Michelle Obama Subverted Respectability Politics With a Ponytail. Christian Century, Feb 22, 2018.

Nick Sibilla, Tennessee Has Fined Residents Nearly $100,000, Just For Braiding Hair. Forbes, Mar 13, 2018.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye. The Atlantic, May 7, 2018.  On "white freedom"

Brittany Wong, On Dating Apps, Casual Racism Has Become The Norm For Asian Men. Huffington Post, May 31, 2018.  “Sorry, no Asians” on dating profiles

CBS News, California Becomes First State to Ban Discrimination Against Natural Hair. CBS News, Jul 4, 2019.

Christine Bumatay, I’m a Filipina Who Was Addicted To Skin Lightening Products. Huffington Post, Sep 5, 2019.  “How hundreds of years of stereotypes made it difficult for this Filipina to embrace her brown skin.” See also, Garin Flowers, ‘Transracial’ Man, Born White, Says He Feels Filipino. USA Today, Nov 13, 2017.

John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson, Black Swimmer Disqualified for Her Body. The Damage Report, Sep 11, 2019.

Jena McGregor, More States Are Trying to Protect Black Employees Who Want to Wear Natural Hair at Work. Washington Post, Sep 19, 2019.

Adam Neely, Music Theory and White Supremacy. Adam Neely, Sep 7, 2020.

Priya Elan, Swimming Caps for Natural Black Hair Ruled Out of the Olympic Games. The Guardian, Jul 2, 2021.

Griesham Taan, The Way Colonialism Has Affected Our Understanding of Beauty. BBC, Dec 9, 2021.

Spencer Buell, An MIT Student Asked AI to Make Her Headshot More ‘Professional.’ It Gave Her Lighter Skin and Blue Eyes.  Boston Globe, Jul 19, 2023.  A Chinese-American student used Playground AI and it made her look White.

Chinea Rodriguez, What’s Going on With Synthetic Braiding Hair? The Cut | New York Magazine, Mar 3, 2025.

“Since going viral on social media, the study has garnered a lot of attention. Cosmetics chemist Javon Ford weighed in with additional expert context to help his followers “make more informed decisions,” he said in a video on TikTok. After reading the study further, he found the levels of lead and volatile organic compounds like acetone did not exceed the maximum levels allowed. “The limit for lead allowed in lipstick is 5ppm, while none of the lead in the braid samples exceeded 2ppm and you’re much more likely to ingest lead via lipstick than you are via hair,” he said. Ford also found that the study was based on oral exposure, not dermal exposure. “You’re not eating your braids,” the cosmetic chemist said. After reaching out to the study group, they said they went with an oral-exposure model because of the likelihood of braiders coming in contact with the chemicals after eating food while braiding hair. Read the full study here.”

Vashti Harris, Viral Black Stress-Relief Doll Sparks Widespread Outrage Over Its Videos Depicting Abuse. NJ.com and Advance Local Express Desk, Jun 7, 2026.

“A popular squishy decompression toy known as the “Natasha doll” has triggered global condemnation after videos surfaced showing users in China subjecting Black versions of the doll to physical abuse. 

Clips shared on Chinese social media platforms feature individuals punching, stomping on, and pouring boiling water over the dark-skinned dolls. While lighter-toned variants were largely left untouched, OkayAfrica reported.

An alleged explanation circulating online from a social media user in China suggested that the dark-skinned doll is preferred for mistreatment because its lighter-skinned counterpart appears too human-like and elicits more sympathy when damaged, according to Bored Panda.”

These are the images used in artistic physical displays. They are survey questions and conversation starters that are topically and thematically organized. They demonstrate how Jesus is relevant to each topic or theme. You can also just view the images on your device. If you would like, see all our Conversation Stations; below are the ones that relate to the topic of Race.

Whose Justice? (and instructions and Christian Restorative Justice Study Guide)

Whose Justice? for Harvard Law School

Is a Good Friend Hard to Find? (and instructions and conversation tree)

What Can We Do About Evil? (and instructions and conversation tree) and smaller version and brochure version

Que Podemos Hacer Sobre La Maldad? for the Asociacion Dominicana de Estudiantes Evangelico, 2014

Does the Good Outweigh the Bad? (and instructions)

Race What's the Problem? (and instructions) and brochure version

Is God a Liberator or an Oppressor? (and instructions)