Kathy R. Williamson Bruce shares with Coracle, “Where Can I Go From Here? — Action, Advocacy, and Allyship“. Kathy serves on the Coracle Baltimore Core Team. Kathy has been called to set tables designed to tear down walls of racial division and misunderstanding through conversations via her ministry—Kitchen Table Conversations with Kathy. Kathy lives with her wonderful husband John in Parkville, Md. Together they have 4 children, 2 son-in-loves, 2 daughter-in-loves, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Kathy and John are committed to building a beloved community where they live, work, play, and pray. Their heart to see justice for all is undergirded by God’s Word and His heart for love, justice, and liberation. You may engage with Kathy at Kitchen Table Conversations with Kathy on Facebook and Instagram.
Action, Advocacy, and Allyship
- Be intentional about having racial conversations with the goal of tearing down walls that divide and building bridges toward reconciliation.
- Call forth and acknowledge the gifts in black people in word, thought, and deed—amplify voices of color. Representation matters.
- Purchase, read, and give books by black authors.
- Support grassroots organizations working for equality.
- Be intentional about watching black documentaries and movies that are written and produced by BIPOC.
- Commit to being anti-racist. Call out racism and racist talk when/wherever you hear it.
- Question why there’s not any/or more diverse representation at the top of places you come in contact with daily and challenge it.
- Have intentional conversations with BIPOC when a current event affects their communities—be a student, not an instructor.
- Be intentional about praying for justice and equality for all.
- Lean into being uncomfortable in racial conversations—welcome the tension.
- Talk to your circle of influence about intentionally hiring, promoting, and amplifying BIPOC.
- Be a peacemaker, not a peacekeeper.
- Have inclusion conversations with your children and grandchildren.
- Move from seeing POC as a “project” to seeing them as equals and peers and treat them accordingly.
- Be an empathetic listener vs. a dismissive listener—be a student/learner.
- Embrace the “gospel culture” instead of a “cancel culture”.
- Pray for Pastors and Leaders to find the courage to live, teach, and preach antiracism with intentionality.
- Purchase commentaries and Bibles, Bible Studies, and books with a historically correct bent.
- Engage with biblically correct artwork.
- Buy and display Black art from Black businesses.
- Join your local chapter of the NAACP, the Poor People’s Campaign, or other Beloved Communities.
- Mariann Budde’s book
- How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby
- Rediscipling The White Church by David W. Swanson
- Racism Explained by Jane Elliot
- Books for Children by Dorena N. Williamson
- Educate Yourself on Indigenous Cultures With These Online Courses
- Kitchen Table Conversations with Kathy—Virtual Conversations whose goal is Tearing down walls of racial division through conversation. Contact: KTCWKathy@gmail.
com - Front Porch Conversations with Kathy—Virtual or in-person conversations on one or with your small group. Contact: KTCWKathy@gmail.com
- Racial Reconciliation Group — RRG. Contact: racialreconciliationgroup@
gmail.com