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Committee on Racial Equity (CORE)

Joining a church means becoming an integral part of a family of believers who come along side of one another to walk with Christ in our daily lives.

Mission Statement

CORE is committed to the biblical principles of racial equity and justice as we serve God by loving all.

Trinity’s Committee on Racial Equity (CORE) was created in 2021 by Trinity members who were inspired to take action towards racial equity in our country by embarking on a journey to positively change our community through unity.

CORE falls under the Trinity Missions Committee and includes leaders from the congregation, from Session and from the TPC Staff. CORE’s approach is two-pronged: Congregational-Focused and Community-Focused.

Congregation

The goal of work with our congregation is to cast a light on the history of systemic racism, its history, its consequences, and its presence in our everyday lives and to express hopes for its resolution.

CORE offers many opportunities to learn and grow such as book studies, prayer and meditation groups, trips/tours, and movie screenings.

Community

Since it’s inception, the CORE Steering Committee has been hard at work learning about the history and needs of the local community, attending City Council meetings, partnering with local leaders in the city and school board, and we have recently joined efforts on developing an Eastside Harvest Grocery Co-op.

Ministerial Alliance (Coffee Chat with Pastors)

Members of CORE have organized a Coffee Chat for the local pastors of McKinney across multiple denominations and races to build long-term relationships and come together for the common good for racial equity. This group has organized a playdate for children on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 11 am – 1 pm at Finch Park. The pastors are organizing this outing with members of their churches. This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to build new relationships.

Latest News from CORE

CORE spoke about their mission at the March 7 McKinney City Council Meeting.

Video of David Craig from the March 7 McKinney City Council Meeting

Learn More

Below are some helpful resources if you would like to learn more about racial issues in this country. If you are interested in becoming a member of CORE, or would like to be contacted by someone on the CORE steering committee, please let us know by submitting the form at the bottom of the page.

Blog posts

https://tpcmckinney.org/2020/06/08/lets-do-it-differently-this-time/
https://tpcmckinney.org/2020/06/17/whats-the-next-step/
https://tpcmckinney.org/2020/08/18/being-black-in-america-a-coffee-with-a-pastor-series/

Articles

Meet Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History” by McKay Bolden

The Guide to Allyship by Amelie Lamont

Explaining White Privilege to A Broke White Person by Gina Crosley-Corcoran

What White Children Need To Know About Race by Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli

21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear On a Daily Basis by Heben Nigatu

My President Was Black by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Who Gets To Be Afraid In America by Ibram X. Kendi

Statement of Solidarity by Grace Presbytery

It’s Time to be Unified in Our Outrage by Michelle Kinder

The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic

On the 400th Anniversary of the Slavery Trade, How Far Have We Come by Michael W. Waters, Dallas Morning News, August 30, 2019

The Accommodation by Jim Schutze, D Magazine

A New Community Vision for Dallas: A 2019 Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Report

Podcasts

Seeing White by Scene On Radio – A podcast series from the New York Times on the long shadow of American slavery and being Black in America

Code Switch by NPR  – A podcast series hosted by journalists of color, tackling the subject of race head-on

Pod for the Cause – A podcast from the Leadership Conference On Civil and Human Rights

Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi – A podcast interview between Brene Brown and Ibram X. Kendi about how to be an anti-racist

1619 – An audio series from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery

How Does Racism Affect Your Health – A podcast about how structural racism can impact every aspect of health from Mary Bassett for Ted Radio Hour

Books

The Hill We Climb – by  Amanda Gorham, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, who read her poem during the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, and the hurt African Americans are feeling today

Marting Luther King, Jr. Collin County Leadership Breakfast Event (2021)

13th/Ava Duvernay/2016 – A Netflix documentary exposing racial inequality within the criminal justice system

Selma – A film that chronicles the marches of the Civil Rights Movement

When They See Us – A Netflix documentary about five boys of color who were arrested for a crime they didn’t commit

Just Mercy – A biographical legal drama that tells the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction. Based upon the book of the same name.

American Son – A Netflix Movie about a mother of color whose son was shot and killed by police

The Hate U Give – A movie shown on HBO highlighting the tension of living between two worlds

Do the Right Thing – A 1989 Spike Lee film that still relevantly depicts race in America

12 Years a Slave – A film based on a true story about a free black man from upstate New York abducted and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War south

Burden – A 2018 movie about a former member of the Ku Klux Klan that learns tolerance through love and faith when he’s taken in by an African American reverend.

An Interview With the Founders of Black Lives Matter

The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

How We Can Make Racism a Solvable Problem and Improve Policing by Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff

The Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw

Racism Has A Cost for Everyone  by Heather C. McGhee

What Kind of Christianity: A History of Slavery and Anti-Black Racism in the Presbyterian Church by William Yoo

Black Injustice – A music video by Zion the Great, a Christian rapper/hip hop artist from McKinney, Texas

Resources for Children

“Dear Dr. King: Letters from Today’s Children to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” edited by Jan Colbert and Ann McMillan Harms

“Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children” by Sandra L. Pinkney

“Through My Eyes” by Ruby Bridges

“The Story of Ruby Bridges” by Robert Coles

“The Patchwork Quilt” by Valerie Flournoy

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