Prayers Written by the COS Antiracism Team for the Outdoor Prayer Walk – Summer 2021 1 Lord, make us an...
Antiracism Resources 
“Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Click here to read the article.
Black History Tour of Downtown Grand Rapids
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Black History Tour of Downtown Grand Rapids
Find out more about the tour here! You can download the tour on the GR Walks app.
Stop AAPI Hate
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Stop AAPI Hate
Learn more about combating Anti-Asian and Pacific Islander hate here.
Updates on the Antiracism Library at COS, Spring 2021
The COS Antiracism Team continues to add resources to the antiracism library. The newer books are still housed in the...
How To Fight Racism
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How To Fight Racism
by Jemar Tisby A follow-up book to Tisby’s The Color of Compromise, this book provides a practical framework for pursuing...
“I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism”
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“I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism”
by Sojung Yi, MD https://www.thelily.com/im-an-asian-american-doctor-on-the-front-lines-of-two-wars-coronavirus-and-racism/
Soul of a Nation
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Soul of a Nation
ABC News, Winter/Spring 2021 This multi-part television series on ABC is a look at being black in America which links...
Prayer Walk – COS Antiracism Team
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Prayer Walk – COS Antiracism Team
The COS Antiracism Team offers Prayers of Lament as we begin our Lenten Journey together: 1. Great Healer Jesus, we...
Begin Again, James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons For Our Own
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Begin Again, James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons For Our Own
by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. We live, according to Edie S. Glaude Jr., (who is a professor of African American...
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
by Layla Saad Learning about the dangers of systemic racism often leads people to ask: What can I do personally...
A Different Mirror
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A Different Mirror
by Ronald T. Takaki A Different Mirror deals with the subject of minority perspectives of multicultural America, incorporating quotes, folk songs,...