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The Heavy Burden of Teaching My Son About Racism by Jemar TisbyArticleThe AtlanticJemar Tisby honestly shares the exhausting process of explaining America’s dark history of violent and overt racism and the complicated relationship between privilege and the myth of white supremacy.
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What White Children Need to Know About RaceArticleIndependent School magazineIn this article, Ali Michael reflects on how the lack of conversations around race left him unprepared in college. The article explores how white people are socialized to think about race and focuses on schools’ role in this socialization.
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Creating the Space to Talk About Race in Your SchoolArticleNEA EdJusticeShort article with action steps for creating a space to talk about race in your classroom and school.
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Talking About Race During Distance LearningArticleChalkbeatSuggestions for tackling tough conversations about race and violence in a virtual classroom.
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How to talk to your kids about Race by Jemar TisbyArticle & videoThe Witness“In this short video, Jemar Tisby offers advice on how to have a conversation with children about race, from experiential learning to watching classic animated films. He says, ‘Talking to kids about race needs to happen early, often, and honestly.’”
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Are you are well-meaning white parent who perpetuates racism?Article/InterviewMargaret A. Hagerman in The GuardianA six question interview centered around school, talking to your child about race, and three steps you can take immediately to help lessen the racial divide.
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100 Race-Conscious Things you Can Say to Children to Advance Social JusticeBlogRaising Race Conscious Children WebsiteA list of 100 ways you can teach children explicit, and proactive language to use while talking about race. In other words, teach children the language for identifying and processing race.
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White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America by Margaret A. HagermanBookNYU Press“White Kids, based on two years of research involving in-depth interviews with white kids and their families, is a clear-eyed and sometimes shocking account of how white kids learn about race. In doing so, this book explores questions such as, ‘How do white kids learn about race when they grow up in families that do not talk openly about race or acknowledge its impact?’ and ‘What about children growing up in families with parents who consider themselves to be ‘anti-racist’?’”
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A Kids Book About RacismBookJelani Memory, authorA kids book about racism discussing what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens. This book was written to be an introduction for kids on the topic.
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Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness By Anastasia HigginbothamChildren’s picture bookLink to Amazon“A picture book that invites white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice.”
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Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource RoundupResource ListPretty Good Blog - resources from various sourcesList of resources to help parents, teachers and caregivers consider race themselves, and how to talk about race with young children
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Teaching About Race, Racism and Police ViolenceResource List of Learning for Justice articles and curriculum around this topicLearning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)Learning for Justice articles and curriculum that can help spur much-needed discussion around implicit bias and systemic racism, but they can also empower your students to enact the changes that will create a more just society.
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