It is important to talk to your kids about racism. We believe that children are never too young to join the conversation. In order to have these conversations effectively, it is vital that parents have their own understanding of the sources and lasting effects of systematic racism.
We only know what we have lived. We will be amplifying the voices, curated resources, and perspectives of others in order to continue to be a resource for families ourselves.
This evolving list is one place to start.
Resources to educate parents
- 5 Ways to Stand Up Against Racism and Injustice (UNICEF)
- ACLU
- Anti-Racism Resources (Good Good Good)
- Anti-Racist Reading List (Ibram X. Kendi)
- Black Lives Matter
- Black Parents Explain How to Deal with Police (Cut)
- Reflections on the Color of My Skin (Neil deGrasse Tyson)
- Your Kids Aren’t Too Young To Talk About Race: Resources Roundup (Pretty Good Design)
People to follow online
- “Are you talking to your kids about race?” by Deepa Devlukia
- Ava DuVernay
- Black Kids Do Travel
- Booked By Shine
- Check Your Privilege
- Eloise Rickman
- Equality Labs
- Ibram X. Kendi
- Ijeoma Oluo
- Shifting the Culture
- SpeakOut Speakers Agency
- The Conscious Kid
Books for your children’s bookshelf
Historical Narratives
- A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
- Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Frida Khalo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown
- Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
- My People by Langston Hughes
- Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
- Ruby Bridges Goes To School by Ruby Bridges
- The Story of Harriet Tubman by Christine Platt
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
- Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford
- We March by Shane Evans
Narrative Stories
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
- Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry
- Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
- The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
- The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad