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Black History Month 2022

by | Jan 26, 2022

Black history is American history. Black History Month provides our community an opportunity to pay special and necessary attention to our history in order to to learn, dig deeper, and discover.  In honor of Black History Month 2022, Wellspring United Methodist Church compiled together resources for all ages.  The theme for this year focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness. We pray this resource page both blesses, enlightens, and challenges you.

Resources for Teachers

Connecticut’s Department of Education has provided a great resource list for Teachers and Homeschool parents hoping to help their students learn about Black History.                            

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Children’s Books

Reading books is a great opening to talk about identity, diversity, bias and social justice. ADL’s collection includes excellent picture, chapter and young adult books.

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Take A Quiz

How well do you know Black History? Challenge yourself. We invite you to take a short quiz about African American history in the U.S. and in The United Methodist Church.                                                           

I’M READY!

Book List

As United Methodists are being urged to take action against the sin of racism, one place to begin is to educate ourselves by reading books from a variety of perspectives.

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Unpacking UMC History

United Methodist historians and other leaders led a livestreamed denominational town hall to explore their church’s complicated and sometimes suppressed record on race.

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“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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