 Trending on social media this Tuesday is the hash tag Blackout Tuesday. The intention of blackout Tuesday was an initiative to go silent on social media, reflect on recent events, and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. The trend of Blackout Tuesday does not simply mean posting a black box picture and then leave social media for the day. It means we stop promoting ourselves and our personal platforms and instead take some time to read, educate ourselves, to pray, to call out their names and to listen, learn and amplify the voices of our black brothers and sisters. For Children, Youth and Families, I've gathered some resources and their links that may be helpful this Blackout Tuesday and everyday as we continue as faith community, as parents, and as citizens to support the Black Lives Matter human rights movement. First I highly recommend the book Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy, and Kindness written by Cindy Wang Brandt. https://cindywangbrandt.com/parenting-forward/ "A progressive Christian parenting book with a social-justice orientation How do we build a better world? One key way, says Cindy Wang Brandt, is by learning to raise our children with justice, mercy, and kindness. In Parenting Forward Brandt equips Christian parents to model a way of following Jesus that has an outward focus, putting priority on loving others, avoiding judgment, and helping those in need. She shows how parents must work on dismantling their own racial, cultural, gender, economic, and religious biases in order to avoid passing them on to their children. “By becoming aware of the complex ways we participate in systems of inequality or hierarchy,” she says, “we begin to resist systemic injustice ourselves, empower our children, and change our communities.” Quoted from Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children and justice, Mercy, and Kindness An excellent collection of resources for all ages from Cindy Brandt: Anti Racism Resources for White People What is great about this resource is that parenting is at the top of the list, then it continues to include links to resources for all ages. Included are book lists for children, Podcasts, articles, books, movies, music, websites and social media links. I hope everyone can take inspiration from this piece written by Barack Obama. https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067 Finally, I've included a Social and Racial Justice Vocabulary Sheet. Language and how we acknowledge and use it is so important. You can download the document at the bottom of this page. There is revolution happening in the streets and it is a moment of crisis and hopefully a moment of change. We need to continue the conversation. We need share tools and inspiration to keep each other going in actively standing for faith, love, and justice. Richmond Beach Congregational Church United Church of Christ is a justice centered church which challenges us all to stand in solidarity and walk the talk of God's inclusive compassion with all people. Black Lives Matter. Faith and Justice are partners. Protest is Prayer. 
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