PechaKucha Slides on Race

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Words MatterCurating Healthy Space for Helpful

Conversations About Race

Bruce Reyes-ChowEmergence Christianity 2013

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The 11 o’clock Hour

"IT IS APPALLING THAT THE MOST SEGREGATED HOUR OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA IS ELEVEN O'CLOCK ON

SUNDAY MORNING."

MLK

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Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Gentile,

neither slave nor free,

neither male nor female,

for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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ETHNICITY

ECONOMICS

GENDER

POWER, JUSTICE AND INCLUSION

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Acts 2:6

WHEN THEY HEARD THIS SOUND, A CROWD CAME TOGETHER IN

BEWILDERMENT, BECAUSE EACH ONE HEARD THEIR OWN LANGUAGE BEING

SPOKEN.

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The Words We Use

BRC SELF-PORTRAIT - 1970’S

AWKWARD

UNCOMFORTABLE

OFFENSIVE

DID HE JUST SAY THAT?

DID I JUST SAY THAT?

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The Words We Use

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“NO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?”

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The Words We Use

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“IF YOU WOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT RACE, RACISM WOULDN’T BE A

PROBLEM.”

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The Words We Use

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“DON’T BE SO SENSITIVE.”

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The Words We Use

“RACE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT.”

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The Words We Use

1920’S, CENTRAL VALLEY, CA

“BUT IT’S SO MUCH BETTER THEN IT USED TO BE.”

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The Words We Use

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“WE NEED AT LEAST ONE.”

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The Words We Use

ILLUSTRATION BY CHARAMELODY

“WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?”

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The Words We Use

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“I DON’T SEE YOU AS ASIAN.”

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The Words We Use

“ASIAN IS IN.”PHOTO BY ESPN

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The Words We Use

“YOU ALL LOOK THE SAME.”PHOTO BY DEMOTIVATIONAL POSTERS

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The Words We Use

“YOUR ENGLISH IS REALLY GOOD.”

PHIL DUNFY - MODERN FAMILY

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The Words We Use

“DO YOU KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?”

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The Words We Use

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“IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHITE”

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The Words We Use“HE SAYS IT, WHY CAN’T I?”

“WHAT’S WRONG WITH COLUMBUS?”

“MINORITIES CAN’T BE RACIST.”

“AND OUT COMES THE RACE CARD.”

“HE’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLACK.”

“WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?”

“BUT YOU NEVER SHOW UP.”

“I’M NOT A RACIST, BUT...”

“THOSE PEOPLE...”PHOTO BY QUINNANYA

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Words MatterBook Release | February 2012

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