Anti- Racism Resources

By Nora Joy L.I.C.S.W YALE University 2000 CS Fellow 

Director of Behavioral Health for Color of Law Center

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How might I entertain and affirm my Black child during COVID, and an unstable political arena, while facing racial injustice?

Teaching Tolerance from the Southern Poverty Law Center

·  PBS's Teaching Your Child about Black History Month

·  Teaching for Change's Project Social Justice Books

·  Indianapolis Children's Museum's List of Children's Books about Race

·  Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Nominees from the American Library Association

·  31 Children's Books to support conversations on race from Embrace Race

·  Talking to Kids about Race from National Geographic

·  The 1619 Project from the New York Times

·  How To Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

·  Why White Parents Need to Do More Than Talk to Their Kids About Racism by Margaret A. Hagerman

·  Talking About Race from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

·  "I'm a Black Climate Scientist. Racism derails our effort to save the planet." by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

·  The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health from the American Academy of Pediatrics

·  Resources for Talking about Race, Racism, and Racialized Violence with Kids from the Center for Racial Justice and Education

·  Talking to Children About Racial Bias from the American Academy of Pediatrics

·  Talking Race with Young Children from NPR's Life Kit: Parenting Podcast

·  Anti-Racism Workshops from Raising Race Conscious Children

·  Social and Emotional Learning: Diverse Reading List from Lee & Low Books

·  Common Sense Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classroomsfrom Common Sense Education

·  Teaching for Black Lives Handbook from the Washington Post

·  Talking to Children After Racial Incidents with Dr. Howard Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

·  Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice from Teaching Tolerance

·  “Talking to Kids About Race, Early and Often” from the New York Times

·  Understanding Race and Privilege from the National Association of School Psychologists

·  Kojo For Kids: Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism And The Protests from the Kojo Nnamdi Show

·  An article highlighting the importance of using data as a tool for change by Yeshi, Founder of Data for Black Lives

·  Check out the Instagram account of @hereweeread, a Diversity and Inclusion Expert

·  Resources to advance SEL as a lever for equity from The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

·  For parenting and education through a critical race lens check out @theconsciouskid