Welcome to the 28 Day Challenge!

 
 

In February 2021, RUN introduced the 28 Day Challenge. We had overwhelming interest and wanted to keep the Challenge’s resources available for those who want to dive in on your own! This all about personal growth and transformation. Each day, you have the opportunity to choose one activity to deepen your knowledge of race and racism. You choose from the menu below of manageable options to read, listen, watch or do each day, recording thoughts along the way. The resources will expose you to cultural elements (music, art, sports, etc.) as well as faith-based explanations of foundational concepts of critical race theory.

We use a 6 day + 1 day of reflection approach. The seventh day is reserved for a review of the previous 6 days – reflecting on things that stood out, things learned, actions committed to, etc. You are welcome to use the reflection resources here.

So dive in. Invite a friend. Set aside time to digest with others. May you be richly blessed in your journey.


Resource Menu

WATCH

10 min or less

- Basic Concepts about Racial Justice, multiple short films | Equal Justice Initiative | 1-6 min
- Biblical Diversity and Culture, multiple short talks | Harold Lewis at Converge | 3-13 min
- “What is Systemic Racism?” , talk | Tony Evans | 6 min
- “God is Good”, song | Jonathan McReynolds | 3 min
- “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, song | Alicia Keys | 3 min
- “My World Needs You”, song | Kirk Franklin | 4 min
- “One Place”, song | Tasha & Bertha Cobbs | 9 min
- “Song of Intercession”, song | William McDowell | 6 min

10-30 min

- “Racism and Corporate Evil: A White Guy’s Perspective”, talk | Tim Keller | 25 min
- Undivided Series (Season 1 or 2), talk | JD Greear, Dhati Lewis, others | 15-30 min
- Linguistic Profiling, TEDx talk | John Baugh | 18 min
- Race in America, talk | Phil Vischer | 18 min
- Race in America Part 2, talk | Phil Vischer | 26 min
- “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”, episodes | Emmanuel Acho | 10-20 min
- “You don’t look like a scientist”, TEDx talk | Raven Baxter | 15 min

30 min+

- RUN’s “Understanding Racism 101: Race Racism and Whiteness for Christians” webinar | Katie Marshall, JoAnn Foley-DeFiore | 60 min
- RUN’s “Exploring Systemic Racism 101” webinar Part 1, Part 2 | JoAnn Foley-DeFiore, Rumbidzai Njanike | 11 min, 75 min
- Joint Sermon Series from Calvary & Unity | 40 min
- “Quartet of the Vulnerable”: A Biblical Theology, talk | Esau McCaulley | 50 min
- Gospel Music, concert | Kierra Sheard, Kirk Franklin, others | 30 min
- "Becoming Brave: Reconciliation Rooted in Prayer”, talk | Brenda Salter McNeil | 45 min
- “Grace, Justice, and Mercy”, talk | Tim Keller and Bryan Stevenson | 70 min
- “The Other America”, speech | Martin Luther King Jr. | 47 min
- “The Next Question”, episodes | Austin Channing Brown, Jenny Booth Potter, Chi Chi Okwu | 45-60 min
- “Driving While Black”, film | PBS | 115 min
- “The Most Segregated Hour in America”, message | Charlie Dates | 32 min
- “The Realities of Race and Racism and How should the Christian Church Respond”, webinar | Converge | 75 min
- Lecture on the centrality of race and reconciliation in understanding the gospel | Drew Hart | 50 min
- “A Conversation about Social and Racial Justice”, talk | Efrem Smith & John Ortberg | 52 min
- “A Class Divided”, documentary | Frontline PBS | 53 min
- Webinar with Michael Emerson, co-author of “Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America” | 60 min
- "Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom" | A Documentary from Our Daily Bread Voices Collection | 75 min

LISTEN

Podcasts

- “Be the Bridge” | Latasha Morrison | 30-70 min
- Codeswitch Podcast on Racial Segregation | NPR | 35 min
- OnRamp: Two Christians Talking about Race | Shane Blackshear and Kerri Fisher | 15-40 min
- BIAS: Well-meaning White People | Smartest Person in the Room Podcast | 57 min
- Daniel Hill’s Interview about his book, “White Awake” | Wesley Seminary Podcast | 31 min
- Brenda Salter McNeil interview about her book, “The Road to Racial Reconciliation 2.0” | All Shall be Well Podcast (Intervarsity) | 50 min
The Witness Collective, including “Pass the Mic” podcast | Jemar Tisby & Tyler Burns | 45-70 min
- Austin Channing Brown’s interview with Shane Blackshear | Seminary Dropout Podcast | 48 min
- Dominique Gilliard’s interview with Jo Saxton & Steph O’Brien | The Lead Stories Podcast | 53 min
- In Black America | NPR Podcast| 30 min
- The Disrupters Podcast | Esau McCaulley | 35-80 min
- Black History Year Podcast | Pushblack | 21-65 min
- Red Couch Podcast | Propaganda and Alma Zaragoza-Petty | 45-60 min

Other audio

- Reading of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” | Lecia Brooks, Director of Civil Rights Memorial Center | 32 min
- Music by Lecrae | Spotify | 2-4 min

READ

10 min or less

- “I have only One Hope for Racial Justice” | Esau McCaulley (Christianity Today) | 7 min
- ”The Gospel and the Pursuit of Justice in Your City” | Jamaal Williams, Timothy Jones, Jarvis Williams | 8 min
- ”How Structural Racism is Linked to Higher Rates of Police Violence” | Brentin Mock (Bloomsburg CityLab) | 7 min
- ”4 Best Steps toward Healing Racism from a Conversation with Latasha Morrison” | Adam Weber (Crosswalk) | 9 min
- ”Gospel over Justice Leads to neither Gospel nor Justice” | Joshua Wu | 7 min
- Poetry | Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, others | 5 min+
- "Tool Visualizes the Public Health Impact of Redlining" | Danielle Underferth (Johns Hopkins University) | 3 min

10-30 min

- “Covid’s Color Line” | Michele K. Evans (New England Journal of Medicine) | 10 min
- Race and Policing in America, read one article | The Atlantic | 10 min+
- Articles on TheFrontPorch.org | Various | 10 min+
- ”Hope for a racially divided nation” | Jim Eaton | 30 min
- "5 biblical ways to take action against injustice and racism" | Scott Ridout | 20 min
- Classic (1989) article by "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" | Peggy McIntosh | 20 min
- "What Christians get wrong about Critical Race Theory" | Nathan Luis Cartagena (Faithfully Magazine) | 20 min
- Biography of John Perkins on the Gospel Coalition website | Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | 15 min
- "Is the Bible Silent on Racism?" | Timothy I. Cho (Faithfully Magazine) | 15 min
- “40 Acres and a Mortgage” | Franklin D. Raines (Sojourners, p. 21) | 20 min

30 min+

- A chapter or more from a book about Racial Justice, from the RUN resources list | 30 min+
- "The Case for Reparations" | Ta-Nehasi Coates | 100 min
- An article on race and justice | Tim Keller | 15-60 min

DO

- Follow Black writers on your preferred social media platform (e.g., Dominique DuBois Gilliard, Lisa Sharon Harper, Brenda Salter McNeil, Trillia Newbell, Jemar Tisby...) | 2 min+
- Donate toward education, advocacy, or ministry for People of Color (e.g., The Witness Collective, Equal Justice Initiative,...) | 5 min+
- Find out who serves on your town council, police force, or school board, and pray for them | 10 min
- Explore Penn State’s Black History and Visual Culture digital collection | 5 min+
- Take a Cultural Awareness Self-Assessment from Converge | 10 min
- Explore the National Museum of African American History & Culture | 10 min+
- Explore the online content for the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial | 10 min+
- Learn more about the history of racial injustice in your area (e.g., the Underground Railroad in Bellefonte) | 15 min+
- Talk to a friend or family member about racial justice | 5 min+
- Explore the resources for talking with children about race on Embrace Race | 5 min+
- Attend RUN network meetings or other events focused on racial justice | 10 min+
- Explore the resources available at the "Be the Bridge" Website | 5 min+
- Begin a Bible Reading plan on justice, curated by Charlie Dates | 10 min+
- Use one of the articles from "United? We Pray" as a prayer prompt | 10 min+
- Learn more about the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre | 10 min+
- Explore Palmer Museum’s collections on African culture | 10 min+
- Learn why PSU named an Innovation Park building after astronaut Guion S. Bluford Jr. | 5 min+
- Explore how COVID impacts racial groups differently | 5 min+
- Explore the Negro League Baseball Museum | 10 min+
- Explore the Sports section of the National Museum of African America History & Culture | 10 min+
- Explore Athletes & Activism webpage by Etan Thomas, author of We Matter and recent speaker at PSU | 10 min+
- Do some additional research on a topic, based on something you already read | 5 min+