Join me as I chat with Pastor Ralph Hodge as we chat about what it REALLY means to change the world through love and get into a little bit of Good Trouble. He says a lot here... I am posting a study guide below on the books, groups, terms, etc he referenced. 

Resources for Interesting People Talks Good Trouble with Pastor Ralph Hodge

*Please review this at your leisure

Books/Articles

• The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
  
• Nobody by Mark Lamont Hill
  
• The Origins of The Civil Rights Movement by Aldon Morris
  
• What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap (link below)
  

https://socialequity.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/what-we-get-wrong.pdf

Terms to Know

• Redlining
  
• Charter
  

Film To Watch

• The Banker (2020)
  

Groups to Consider

• Group Violence Intervention (GVI)
  
• Richmonders Involved in Strengthening our Communities (RISC)
  
• Direct Action Research Training (DART)
  
• Other local organizations doing the work of social justice in your community
  

Things to Consider When Looking to Join A Group

• Does EVERYONE have an equal voice?
  
• Does the group model what they are seeking to create?
  
• Is it healthy and fair?
  
• No one meets city/county leaders or officials alone
  
• Financial Transparency no matter how small or large the budget may be
  
• Are there equitable systems in place that govern how the organization is run?