Join us for a Center-wide Book Study
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Author Emmanuel Acho invites us into a dialogue that is honest, straightforward, and accessible to those seeking answers. This is a conversation that needs to happen to mend the racial divide in our world.
How?
Read the book using a self-directed study guide below, then particiate in group discussions.
When?
Join two facilitated small group discussions after Sunday service on
Sunday, February 19 and
Sunday, February 26
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
by Emmanuel Acho
Study Guide*
- What do you hope to glean from this study?
- Answer the following as you read the material and take notes for our group discussions.
- What stood out to you?
- What surprised you?
- What does it mean to be a ‘white ally’? Would you consider yourself an ally? If so, in what ways does your ally-ship express?
- Is it problematic to claim one is ‘color blind’? If no, why? If yes, why?
- Watch the TED talk by Mellody Hobson. “Color Blind to Color Brave” (See below)
- What stood Out to you?
- What surprised you?
- What concerns to black parents confront that white parents generally do not?
- What can you do to be a better ally? What can we do to end racism?
- What was the most important thing you learned from the book/videos?
This is teh website for the book. From the website you can link to videos that support the book.
*Many thanks to Rev. Greg Coles for permission to use his class material for this book!