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This list of songs and online resources is for communities seeking to be more intentional about taking action to support justice, equity, and dignity for BIPOC lives (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). The list draws from a range of musical traditions and countries. Please feel free to add additional songs in the comments below.
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round - African-American Spiritual
All Shall Be Well / Another World - Ana Hernández
Another World - Kerri MeyerDanos un corazón - Juan Antonio Espinosa
Enviado soy de Dios / Our God Now Sends Us Forth - Anonymous Latin American
Gonna Bring that Light - Kerri Meyer (scroll all the way down)
Hold Everybody Up - Melanie DeMore
Hold On (Keep Your Eyes on the Prize) - African-American Spiritual
Freedom Bound - June Jordan
Freedom, Come - Ben Allaway
Freedom is Coming - South African Freedom SongHamba nathi Mkhululi wethu - South African Freedom Song
Hold On - Gospel Song, arr. Geraldine LuceLead with Love - Melanie DeMore
Oh, I Woke Up This Morning Stayed on Jesus/Freedom - African-American Spiritual
One By One - Michael StillwaterPray with Our Feet - Paul Vasile
Set It Right - Ana Hernández
Sikhulule / Liberate Us - South African Freedom Song
The Journey of a Thousand Miles - Paul Vasile
There Is Work to Be Done - Sarah Nutting (MaMuse)
We Are Building Up a New World - African-American Spiritual / Vincent Harding
We Rise - Batya Levine
We Shall Be Known - MaMuse
We Shall Not Be Moved / No nos moveran - Civil Rights Song
We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (Ella's Song) - Bernice Johnson Reagon
When You Walk from Here - Linnea Good / Thomas Witt
Yarabba ssalami / O God of Peace - Palestinian melodyOnline Resources:
Poor People's Campaign Songbook
The Hymn Society's Songs of Welcome to Refugees and Immigrants