Second Presbyterian Church Blog
7 FOLLOWERS
Second Presbyterian Church is a community guided by our mission of loving God, ourselves, and others. We exist to love God, ourselves, and others - whoever, however, and wherever they are - with a love that transforms us all.
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
3w ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.
Black churches in Florida are stepping up to teach Black history after the state’s controversial move to reject AP African American Studies. Read more ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
1M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.
As described by Hulu - this series by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, seeks to reframe U.S.A history by centering the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in our national narrative ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
2M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.
The 2023 Summer of Code is a weeklong initiative dedicated to introducing underserved youths to the world of computer science and programming. It's hosted by the nonprofit WeCode KC, dedicated to bridging the digital divide in the metro.
Read More ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
2M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Deb Meinke.
To celebrate the Supreme Court upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), we recommend a deeper dive into the legal structure of defending Native American rights.
This Land, Season 2 Podcast ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
4M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Deb Meinke.
Produced by the National Parks Service, the truth about the creation of US national parks told by Indigenous peoples.
Parks Podcast ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
5M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.
Check out the Book, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem.
Learn More & Get the Book ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
5M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Josephine Njoroge.
In one-on-one conversations with the next generation, prominent KC civil rights trailblazers discuss their individual journeys, their cause and what might come next in the fight for justice.
Watch on YouTube ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
6M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Ellen Long.
The book, Band Aid One Hundred Stories of Race in the Life of One African American, by Steven E. Harris features 100 snapshots of the author’s experiences of racism and reflections on those experiences. Learn more and buy the book here ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
6M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Bill Tammeus.
An analysis of what it means that the Vatican recently repudiated the 1493 "Doctrine of Discovery," which essentially gave church permission for European invaders of the Americas to control the land and rule Indigenous people. This is a piece from the Catholic publication, Crux ..read more
Second Presbyterian Church Blog
6M ago
This week’s recommendation is shared by Deb Meinke.
Check out episode #538, "A Radically Simple Way to Boost a Neighborhood," from the Freakonomics podcast ..read more