We support Black Lives Matter and we’ve reached out to our Facebook group for their help in creating this guide for our community. We have compiled a list of resources for parents who want to learn more and are looking for ways to to teach their children about racism.
Parenting Resource Guide for Black Lives Matter
What’s Happening? Here’s some great resources to start:
- The Daily Show | George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper | The Daily Social Distancing Show (YouTube)
- The Conscious Kid – Instagram
- NPR Podcast – Taking Race With Young Children (Podcast Episode)
- Buzzfeed News | Here’s How W. Kamau Bell Talks About Race With His Kids (Podcast Episode)
- Teaching Tolerance Interviews Robin DiAngelo: White Fragility in the Classroom (YouTube)
- 97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice (Article)
- Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice (Article)
Suggested Books:
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
- White Awake by Daniel Hill
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Suggested to Watch:
- 13th – Ava Duvernay (Youtube)
- American Son – Kenny Leon
- Dear White People – Justin Simien
- See You Yesterday – Stefan Bristol
- When They See Us – Ava Duvernay
- If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins
- The Hate U Give – George Tillman Jr. *Cinemax
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967 – 1975
- Clemency – Chinonye Chukka
- Fruitvale Station – Ryan Coogler
- I Am Not Your Negro – James Baldwin Documentary
- Just Mercy – Destin Daniel Cretton
- Selma – Ava Duvernay
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Podcasts:
- 1619 – by NYT
- About Race
- Code Switch – NPR
- The Diversity Gap
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlê Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For the Cause – From the leadership conference on civil and human rights
- Pod Save the People – Crooked Media
Parenting Resources for talking to children about racism:
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Anti-Racism: A List of Resources
- Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
- Zero to Three | Racism And Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
- National Museum of African American History and Culture | Talking About Race / I am a Parent or Caregiver
- AHA! Parenting | Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests
- Today’s Parent | How to Talk to Kids About Racism: An age-by-age guide
- RaceConscious.org | Telling My White Four-Year-Old About Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
- Pretty Good Design | Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup RaceConscious.org |100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice
- A Cup of Jo | Raising Race-Conscious Children
- Black Girl Dangerous | 4 Things We Should All Teach Kids About Racism Right Now
- Bloom | Parenting Resources to Help Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
Resources for Educators:
- Black Lives Matter at School | Teaching Materials – Black Lives Matter At School
- D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice | Resources – Black Lives Matter Week of Action In Schools
- NEA EdJustice | Black Lives Matter at School – Resources
- The Children’s Community School | Social Justice Resources
- Teaching Tolerance | Diversity, Equity And Justice
Black Lives Matter Resources For Kids:
- How to explain racism to kids: CNN/Sesame Street racism town hall
- Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
Additional Black Lives Matter Resources:
GoodGoodGood | Antiracism Resources
Pretty Good Design | Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
AIGA Eye on Design | A Growing List of Resources for the Movement for Black Lives
Bloom | Parenting Resources to Help Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
If you need a suggestion for children’s books that talk about racism and diversity go check out 50 Children’s Book About Racism and Diversity.
