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PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS

• Work directly with youth and the program team!

ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS

Work behind-the-scenes to support CMC youth!​

DONATE

Your support makes ComMUSICation possible. All contributions are greatly appreciated. Every dollar helps.

BOOK

CMC has performed for over 8,000 people with over 20 concerts!

JOIN

CMC is open to 3rd-12th graders who love to sing! 

Talking About Race

• CMC Racial Diversity Statement 

• TALKING ABOUT RACE from the National Museum of African American History and Culture Smithsonian 

• ESUSA resources

• Talking to Kids about Racism, Violence, and Protests

• Black Mental Health Resources

Local MN Resources

• List and Locations for Where to Donate in the Twin Cities

• Book: A Good Time for the Truth, Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin

• Where to Support Black-Owned Businesses in the Twin Cities

• Hennepin County Library free titles about injustice 

Reading List

• How to Be an Anti Racist by Ibram X Kendi

  • Ebook through HCLib 

• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

  • Ebook through HCLib

• Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Action

• 75 things White People Can do for Racial Justice 

• Discover Your Implicit Associations from Harvard

• 8 Petitions You Can Sign to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement

More Detailed Anti Racism Resource Lists

• Anti racism for Beginners 

• Master List of Resources to Dismantle Racism 

• Justice in June by Autumn Gupta and Bryanna Wallace 

• Scaffolded Anti Racism Resources

Watch/Listen

• Understanding My Privilege by Sue Borrego

• Let’s Get to The Root of Racial Injustice by Megan Ming Francis

• 13th on Netflix

• Podcasts:

  • 1619

  • Brene Brown w/ Ibrahim Kendi

  • Codeswitch