Resources for Conversations about Racism
As we all consider ways where we can contribute to addressing and ending systemic racism facing black Americans, indigenous people, and people of color, we are providing curated materials from a diverse collection of experts in this space to help empower our educators and parents to have meaningful conversations around this issue.
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Resources for Teachers:
Teaching Idea Guide for Teachers
This guide includes recommendations for both how to reflect as a teacher and how to have discussions with students about racism and police violence towards Black Americans.
First Encounters With Race and Racism: Teaching Ideas for Classroom
This article includes lesson ideas for discussing race and racism with students.
Lesson Plans for Discussing Racism
This is a collection of lesson plans that address racism with grade bands noted.
Say Their Names
This toolkit was created by Chicago Public Schools to help foster productive conversations about race and civil disobedience. It includes links to a host of resources for educating yourself and talking with students.
15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest
This article by Education Week provides resources for discussing racism, policing and protest. You do need to register for a free Education Week account to view the article.
Resources for parents:
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
This guide has recommendations for parents with children ages 2-17.
The Impacts of Racial Stress
This resource tool-kit discusses the impacts of Racial Stress and provides recommendations for how to talk to children.
Teaching Your Child About Black History
This guide was created for Black History Month and outlines steps parents can take to educate their children about Black History.
Resources for Teachers & Parents:
The Impact of Trauma on Child Development and Strategies to Support Children and Families During the Pandemic
Webinar on June 30th at 12:00 PM
Talking About Race
This comprehensive guide has information about self-reflection and resources for teachers, parents, and anyone else looking to engage in discussions and personal growth.
Books:
Anti-Racism Books
$1 from the sales of “White Fragility,” “How to Be An Anti-Racist,” “So You Want To Talk About Race,” “Stamped From The Beginning” and more will be donated to Golden Apple and Chicago Community Bond Fund.
Anti-Racism 101 for Kids: Starting to Talk about Race
This resource outlines how to talk about race with children and recommends books for children as young as 2 years old.
Books about Race & Ethnicity
This guide outlines developmentally appropriate books for children of all ages, sorted by age group.
AntiRacist Reading List
This list includes books that aid in personal education and self-reflection regarding anti-racism.
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: Books for Children & Young Adults
The Coretta Scott King Book Award goes to African American authors and illustrators. This list of Coretta Scott King Book Award winners includes books for children ages as young as 2 years old.
A Children's Book List for Anti-Racist Activism
This list outlines 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance.
Resources for Self-Reflection & Continuing Education:
A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources
This article includes articles, books, and videos that aid in self-reflection and continuing education.
Anti-Racism Resources
This is a collection of Anti-Racism Resources, including podcasts, reading, and videos, for people seeking to self-educate.
Scaffolding Anti-Racism Resources
This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth so that people can become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work.
Bystander Intervention Trainings
To combat the current rise in harassment and discrimination and to also proactively prepare for the future increase of hate incidents, Advancing Justice | Chicago is partnering with New York-based nonprofit Hollaback! and CAIR-Chicago to plan and implement an aggressive scaling up of locally-led bystander hate incident intervention trainings for community members.
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