Racial Equity Resources

 “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

–Nelson Mandela

Resources to support educators & families in engaging with children about racism, racial violence & to support the raising of anti-racist children.

 

Articles & Lessons

 

2020 Curriculum Resource Guide (K-12)

Aha Parenting.com: Talking to children about race, racism, and police brutality
guidance on how to modify your conversation for toddlers to teens. It also gives ideas for how children can take action.

Anti-Defamation League: Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism

Books for Littles: Anti-Racism for Kids 101: Starting to Talk About Race
Beginner’s guide to talking about race (includes key messages and a list of books you can read aloud together) across various ages 

Child Mind Institute: Racism & Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News

CNN and 'Sesame Street' to host a town hall addressing racism


Facing History and Ourselves
Bearing Witness: The Death of George FloydA Reckoning Amidst the PandemicViolence and Backlash (lesson)  

Embrace Race: 10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids about Race

Montessori Educators Group for Social Justice: Resources for Talking to Children About Race and Racism​

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility: Listening Circle for George Floyd
Conversation starters and protocol for open discussion for teachers and families - fact based background on the recent killings of African Americans: George Floyd, Ahmaud Aubrey and Breonna Taylor and discussion points and material around police brutality and protest.


The New York Times:
 The Learning Network : A Conversation about Growing up Black
 The Impact of Racism of Children’s Health


PBS Newshour Extra: Death of George Floyd Sets Off Massive Protests (Lessons)

Something Happened in Our Town
Animation series for young children telling the story of a white family and a black family as they discuss a police shooting of an unarmed black man. Themes include racial bias, injustice, modeling conversations about race, empowerment, appreciation of diversity, and positive community support. 

Teaching Tolerance
Don’t Say Nothing
Educator  Jamila Pitts makes the point that when we avoid the conversation with students and our own children, we are sending the message that it doesn't matter or that we are too afraid to discuss. Our silence speaks volumes.
Let’s Talk: Discussing Race, Racism, and other Difficult Topics with StudentsRace and Ethnicity Resources 

Washington Post: They Were Raised to be ‘Colorblind’ — but Now More White Parents are Learning to Talk About Race


We Teach NYC
Lessons on Racism
Lessons on Civic Education 

Yes Magazine: 7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing Black People
Tips for helping parents talk to their kids about police violent, thinking through how privilege contributes to bias. 

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Podcasts

 

 1619 (New York Times)

About Race

Embrace Race: How to Talk to Kids about Race and Justice​
EmbraceRace cofounders, Melissa Giraud and Andrew Grant-Thomas, speak to On Point Radio host, Meghna Chakrabarti, on MLK Day. 1/20/20

Fare of the Free Child podcast

Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

NPR:
Code Switch

Having 'The Talk': Expert Guidance On Preparing Kids For Police InteractionsA panel of experts: a child psychiatrist, a former public defender and a police officer provide tips for talking with children about police violence.
Talking Race with Young Children
Babies as young as 6 months old notice race and even show signs of racial bias. This 20 minute podcast makes the case and provides tips for talking with very young children about race and racism

Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’

Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)

Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)

Seeing White

Videos

 

Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)

TED Talks:
TEDx Talk Dr. Beverly Tatum: Is My Skin Brown Because I Drank Chocolate Milk?In this TEDx Talk, Dr. Beverly Tatum addresses our earliest experiences of race and how to talk about these early experiences as a caring adult.
TEDx Talk, Jay Smooth: How I learned to stop worrying and Love Discussing RaceIn this TEDx Talk, host Jay Smooth of the Underground Radio addresses how to confront tough issues of bias when they come up with vulnerability and humility.
TEDX Talk, Peggy McIntosh: How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion
Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)

Books

 

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