Racism • Inclusion • BLM
The recent national events and conversations about racism, anti-racism, Asian American bias, inclusion and Black Lives Matters has prompted us to provide relevant resources for parents and children.
A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter
Childcare platform Yoopies UK has created a free, downloadable guide for parents. Focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement, A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter is designed to provide an easy-to-use resource to help parents start these important, but challenging, conversations with children of all ages.
Created to be family-friendly, the guide includes resources, tips, and advice to help teach children about racial inequality, racial hierarchies, and white privilege in modern-day society. It also includes advice and guidance on how we can combat racism today. Click here to download the guide.
Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Published by Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Created to be family-friendly, the guide includes resources, tips, and advice to help teach children about racial inequality, racial hierarchies, and white privilege in modern-day society. It also includes advice and guidance on how we can combat racism today. Click here to download the guide.
Anti-Racism for Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide to Fighting Hate
Published by Parents.com, a discussion of how parents can shield their children from—and shepherd them through—our changing world. Click here to access.
Stop AAPI Hate
Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Be informed about what is happening and why. Click here to access.
Additional Resources – click on the links to access
- What exactly is a microaggression? A Vox Media report
- How to talk to your children about Black Lives Matter. A BBC Bitesize Primary Parents’ Audio Survival Guide
- What is Racism? What does “Black Lives Matter” mean? Powerpoint from the Grange Primary School in London, England
- Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations. A CNN report
For parents and younger children
- How to Talk to Kids About Race ( video from The Atlantic)
- Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often (The New York Times)
- They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race (The Children’s Community School, Philadelphia)
- Raising Race Conscious Children (website)
- Engaging My Child: Parent Tip Tool—Uplifting Families Through Healthy Communication About Race (American Psychological Foundation)
Videos
A TEDx Talk by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, nationally recognized authority on racial issues in America, a licensed clinical psychologist, and author of the best-selling Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations about Race.
A video by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture discusses the ABCs of intersectionality, exploring the long legacy of women who shaped contemporary ideas about intersectionality, as they fought for equality both as African Americans and females.
Why Tolerance Isn’t Working
A discussion by the Girl Scouts on why other terms — diversity, inclusion, and celebrating our differences — are more appropriate.
Additional Suggested Books
20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good
Parents and other caregivers are seeking resources to help them hold children through the current, terrible wave of racialized violence, which is exacerbated by the tensions and vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of scholars, writers, and parents who use books to connect with our children and spark conversations with them have developed this book list to help engage the broad range of emotions and needs of diverse children in our multiracial society. In some cases, we’ve highlighted worthy, albeit lesser-known titles.
Nine books to help you understand race and dismantle racism
These recently-published books are a good starting point for discussions about racism and prejudice. Many are award-winning children’s titles that promote not just acceptance and racial equality, but also a deeper understanding of people who might be different than you. Even the fiction helps children live in the footsteps of someone else for a moment