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Adult-focused resources on Anti-Racism/Allyship
- Anti-racism resources for white-led organizations: Group and coalition-building in an anti-oppression framework
- Anti-racism resources for white people: This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen anti-racism work.
- Scaffolded Anti-Racism Resources: This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work.
Parenting resources
- The Conscious Kid on Instagram: Parenting and Education through a Critical Race Lens. Diverse #OwnVoices Books. Black and Brown Owned.
- Tinkergarten – 17 Resources to Help Parents Raise Anti-Racist Kids: A list of books, digital resources, upcoming educational events, and experts to follow.
Talking to Kids About Race
- CNN/Sesame Street Racism Town Hall: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms takes questions along with CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill about how to combat racism, and shares a message with kids about how to make a change
- Child Mind Institute – Racism+Violence: Helping Kids Handle the News: guidelines parents can keep in mind to help kids deal with troubling news about race and violence
- National Museum of African American History and Culture – Talking About Race: Tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.
- The Atlantic: How to Talk to Kids About Race: In a new episode of Home School, The Atlantic’s animated series about parenting, Tisby offers advice on how to have a conversation with children about race, from experiential learning to watching classic animated films.
- Pretty Good Design – Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race (Resource Round-up): Resources to start talking about race with young children.
- Embrace Race – 10 tips for teaching and talking to kids about race: Tips to help parents of all backgrounds talk to and guide their children about race early and often by lifting up age-appropriate activities that can be incorporated easily into your daily life.
- NPR – Talking Race With Young Children: LIFEKIT for Parents episode to help parents navigate tough conversations about race with children.
- CNN – How to talk to your children about protests and racism: Expert advice about talking to children about protests and racism.
- National Geographic – Talking to kids about race: An article about how recent protests are sparking questions from children, and how not shying away from those conversations is the first step in raising an anti-racist child.
- Books For Littles – Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race: An article about acknowledging and celebrating racial diversity with kids.
Books for kids
- New York Times – These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids: A list of books, broken down by age.
- Welcoming Schools – Looking at Skin Color with Books and Activities: Not only a book list; includes activities/lesson plans to go along with the books.
- Tinkergarten – 11 Places to Find Books That Teach Kids About Race
- Diverse BookFinder – Identify and explore multicultural picture books: A comprehensive collection of children’s picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC).
- The Reading Bug – Children’s book recommendations: Staff recommendation of a local book store on books around diversity and inclusion for young readers.
Other Media for Kids
- Alphabet Rockers: Music that makes change. This intergenerational group creates brave spaces to shape a more equitable world through hip hop.
- Vooks – Unity Channel (Free): The Unity channel highlights video books from underrepresented groups, along with titles to help children better understand how to process their feelings during these significant times.
- Sankofa Read Aloud on YouTube: Online African American Children’s Stories
- Happy Toddler Playtime: 20+ Anti-Racism Activities For Kids: Activities to help get the conversations of race and racism started with kids.