Where to Begin…
- Antiracism for Beginners ~ Compiled by Melyssa Griffin
- 1619 – Podcast
- Books
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Austin Channing Brown
- The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Robin DiAngelo
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man ~ Emmanuel Acho AMAZING Videos!
- Systemic Racism Explained ~ Short Video
What does DEFUNDING the police really mean?
- Advocates say “Defunding the Police” means Reimagining policing, not getting rid of it
- There is already an alternative to calling the police in Eugene Oregon
Websites
PARENTS!
- “Are Your Kids Too Young to Talk About Race?” ~ Infographic
- Talking Race with Young Children on NPR
- Why Parents Should Talk About Race
- How to Talk to Your Child About Race
- Story for White Parents to tell their children ~ Ruth King
EDUCATORS!
- A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators
- A Look at Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
- Persona Dolls
- Multicultural Equality (Walk in Another’s Shoes). A virtual library with read-alouds ~ so cool!
- Sesame Street & CNN Town Hall – Awesome resource for littles!
KIDS!
Books to Order!
- 27 books to help you talk to your kids about racism
- Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
- Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim
- You can order today from these black-owned independent bookstores
Online Read Alouds/Videos
- Hair Love
- Something Happened in our Town
- Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham READ ALOUD
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
- A Kid’s Book About Racism
- Multicultural Equality (Walk in Another’s Shoes). A virtual library with read-alouds ~ so cool!
- Sesame Street & CNN Town Hall – Awesome resource for littles!
TWEENS and TEENS!
Watch
- The Hate U Give, a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America
- Becoming, a Netflix documentary following Michelle Obama on her book tour
- Dear White People, a Netflix series about being black at a predominantly white college
- Hidden Figures, a film about the brilliant African American women of NASA
- Remember the Titans, story of a newly-integrated football team
- These 26New York Times mini-films for students
Read
- “Talking About Race.” Helpful resources from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
- Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
- Anything by Angie Thomas.
- The Colors Of Us by Karen Katz
- Skin Again by bell hooks
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- Monster by Walter Dean Myers
- This Promise of Change by Jo Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
- IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, Carolyn Choi