Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives.

1. Policies aren’t just ideas. They effect families across the United States, and Donald Trump’s immigration policies are tearing apart families like this one:

2. Few terms carry the weight that genocide does, so when it is used, we should pay attention. We may be watching a Palestinian genocide slowly unfold, says author Benjamin L. Corey.

3. If you’re looking for a good read, check out The Beloved Community by Charles Marsh. The book offers poignant insights about the civil rights movement and its leaders while recognizing the work is far from over.

4. While we constantly see black victims in the media, there are other sides of the black experience that get little play in the news. Let this be a reminder that there is power in black voices and strength in black bodies that is being used to fight back.

5. A friend of mind, Kerry Connelly, has started a podcast designed to help reimagine a healthy white identity. It is designed for white people to dialogue, listen and reimagine themselves. Check it out here.

Ben Tapper has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Manchester University, a master’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University and is currently pursuing a master of divinity from Christian Theological Seminary. He serves as the faith formation coordinator for First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is actively involved in community engagement.