The Dismantling Racism Team offers these ideas that come with study guides for use with small groups.

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone (2011)

This study guide is available on the Presbytery website (pdf)

Excerpted from Orbis Books: The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. Theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. For African Americans, the image of Jesus, hung on a tree to die, powerfully grounded their faith that God was with them, even in the suffering of the lynching era.

James H. Cone (1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary.

Lecture by Dr. Cone on his book at National Capital Presbytery (March 30, 2017)

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee (2021)

Study Guide: The Sum of Us is sold separately in paperback or Kindle format.
One-Page Discussion Guide available for download.

Excerpted from Amazon: McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm—the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix of American racism and greed.

In unlikely places of worship and work, McGhee finds proof of what she calls the Solidarity Dividend: the benefits we gain when people come together across race to accomplish what we simply can’t do on our own. The Sum of Us is not only a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here but also a heartfelt message, delivered with startling empathy, from a black woman to a multiracial America. It leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than a zero-sum game.

The Sum of Us podcast of 10 episodes is also available here.