At All Saints Church, we are committed to dismantling the structures of patriarchy and white supremacy that enslave us all. An important step in that direction was the centering the voices of women and people of color and following their wisdom and leadership during Epiphany, 2018 with “A Season of Wisdom and Revelation.” From January 7 – February 11 we heard only women of color in our pulpit on Sunday mornings and were shaped and led by the Gospel they preached.

During Lent 2018, A Season of Wisdom & Revelation 2.0 is an opportunity to dig a little deeper as we continue to reflect on what we heard and continue to hear from our Epiphany preachers and explore where we are called to action as individuals and as a community of faith. The program will offer opportunities for both group conversation and individual study and reflection.

Here are some resources for that work:

Links to the Epiphany Season Sermons: Texts and/or Videos

January 7:      Lisa Sharon Harper | Vivian Varela
January 14:    Traci Blackmon | Sandra Martinez-Moore
January 21:    Kelly Brown Douglas | Rocío Peña
January 28:    Annmarette Vera | Annmarette Vera (bilingual)
February 4:    Brinell Anderson | Lydia Lopez
February 11:  May Choi | Nancy Frausto

Links to Epiphany Season Rector’s Forums:

January 7: Lisa Sharon Harper: The Very Good News About Race in the U.S.
January 14: Traci Blackmon: From Conditions to Crisis
January 21: Kelly Brown Douglas: God’s Justice When Whiteness Stands Its Ground
January 28: Mikala Rahn: The Changing Face of Poverty in Pasadena
February 4: Kristi Lopez & Cathy Keig: Shaping the Next State of the Union
February 11: Nancy Frausto: Telling Your God Story

Other Resources:

From Dr. Brinell Anderson: Current Community Psychology Strategies and Programs for African-descended people:  CHN has been active in doing the work to undo the psychological underpinnings of internalized oppression and the effects of racism upon Black people in America and across the diaspora.
See their website along with two important initiatives the organization has implemented:

Community Healing Network’s Emotional Emancipation Circles
EEC-Trauma-Response-Community-and-SelfCare-TookKit.pdf

Book Recommendations:

• Light from Ancient Africa by Na’im Akbar
• African People in World History by John Henrik Clarke
• The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness: Eurocentric History, Psychiatry and the Politics of White Supremacy by Amos N. Wilson
• Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization (Exploding the Myths Volume 1) by Anthony T. Browder
  Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 BC to 2000 AD by Chancellor Williams
• Yurugu: An African-centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior by Marimba Ani
• Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James
• Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

Article Recommendations:
Harrell, Shelly P., Community Psychology in Global Perspective (GPGP), Comm. Psych. Glob. Persp. Vol 1, Issue 1, 16 – 49, CULTURE, WELLNESS, AND WORLD “PEaCE”: AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSON-ENVIRONMENT-AND-CULTURE-EMERGENCE THEORY. Attached here.

Nobles, Wade W., Journal of Black Psychology 1–16, From Black Psychology to Sakhu Djaer: Implications for the
Further Development of a Pan African Black Psychology, August 2015.
Attached here … however reprints and permissions are to be received from: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav
DOI: 10.1177/0095798415598038
jbp.sagepub.com

Video Recommendations:
Emancipation from Mental Slavery | Dr. Cheryl Tawede Grills TedTalk
Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop speaking on the African Origins of Humanity
Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III speaks African Glory
This video is an excerpt from the luncheon keynote presentation of Dr. Wade Nobles at the 2006 CHEIKH ANTA DIOP Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Presentation titled, ‘AFRICAN RESURGENCE: The Concept of Seeking the Sakhu
The late Dr. Asa Hilliard III, Free Your Mind: Return to the Source AFRICAN ORIGINS
Malidoma Patrice Some, Dagara healer and author of Of Water and Spirit, speaks on Finding Your Life’s Purpose through Natural Ritual and Community

Cover art: Janet McKenzie [Inori: The Prayer]