Talking about Racism -Resources

General Resources for Parents and Educators 

• Talking about race - resources for parents and children of all ages from the National Museum of African American History:
• Resources for Talking about Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids compiled by the Center for Racial Justice in Education.  
• 15 Tips for Talking with Children About Violence from Colorin Colorado  

Resources for Parents

• Animation Series: Something Happened In Our Town
• How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids from Common Sense Media
• How to Talk About Traumatic Events and Tragedies from the Minnesota DOE
• Talking to kids about race from National Geographic

• Free Trauma Resources Free, multilingual downloads of Child Mind Institute resources to help communities in the wake of tragic events from Child Mind Institute 

Resources for Students in Grades PreK-5

• They’re not too young to talk about race
• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup 
• Time for Kids: Protesters Call for Justice

Resources for Students in Grades 6-12

• Newsela
  • Text Set: America’s Long History of Protest
  • Analysis: Definition of systemic racism in sociology
  • "We’re sick of it": Anger over police killings shatters U.S.
• New York Times Learning Network
  • What is your reaction to the days of protest that have followed the death of George Floyd? (students 13 and older)

 Resources for Educators

• Reflecting on George Floyd's Death and Police Violence Towards Black Americans from Facing History 
• As Protests Erupt After George Floyd's Death, Teachers Grieve With Students From a Distance from EdWeek
• Call to Action Countering Anti-Blackness in Society & Schools from NCTE & the Early Childhood Education Assembly 
• Statement on Effective Institutional Responses to Threats of Violence and Violent Acts Against Minoritized and Marginalized Faculty and Graduate Students from NCTE & the Conference on College Composition and Communication  
• Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence from Teaching Tolerance  
• Talking About Racism and Violence with Students: Resources for Educators from Colorin Colorado 
• Black Lives Matter at School
• How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell