Anti-Racism Resources
There are many, many people out there with great resources on how to educate yourself, your kids, and how to get involved. This is a list of where I’m getting started, but I’m also including links to some of the resources I used to compile this (which are helpful especially if you have kids over the age of 3). I will continue to update it as I learn about additional resources.
Reading some of these books and articles made me very uncomfortable, because it forced me to come face to face with A) times when I’ve done or said something unintentionally discriminatory due to my own ignorance, or B) contributed to racism through my inaction. But: this is an opportunity for growth - an opportunity that is in itself a white privilege - and growth is often uncomfortable.
Resources for raising anti-racist kids
Books
There are two categories here: books with non-white characters, and books that explicitly talk about racism. BOTH are important. From author Christine Taylor-Butler:
“I'm a parent, author, and a former college interviewer. Please hear me - in this time of stress people want to "flood" their kids with books about racism. Please provide 20 joyful books for every one book on racism. They also need to know POC kids are like every other kid.”
Books that talk about racism and anti-racism:
“We March” by Shane W. Evans
“Something Happened in our Town” by Marianne Celano
“Not my Idea” by Anastasia Higginbotham (temporary free download via Dottir Press)
Books with non-white characters:
“Saturday”by Oge Mora
“So Much” by Trisha Cook
“Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry
“The Legendary Miss Lena Horne” by Carole Boston Weatherford
“Harlem’s Little Blackbird” by Renee Watson
People to follow on IG:
@theconsciouskid
@Teachandtransform
@Hereweread
@Weneeddiversebooks
@Ifpencilscouldtalk
@Apron_education
Articles, Papers, Interviews
“On Raising Race-Counscious Children” Cup of Jo interview with Lori Taliaferro Riddick and Sachi Feris from Raising Race-Conscious Children
“Children, Race and Racism: How Race Awareness Develops” link
Facebook groups that help teach how to anti-racist children:
Resources for becoming an anti-racism mama
Books that talk about racism and anti-racism:
"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism" by Robin DiAngelo
"How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi
“Just Mercy” by Brian Stevenson
Books with non-white characters:
“Butterfly Song” by Terri Janke
“Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
People to follow on IG:
@austinchanning
@blackmamasmatter
@ckyourprivilege
@laylafsaad
@rachel.cargle
Articles, Papers, Interviews
“For our white friends desiring to be allies” link
“Welcome To The Anti-Racism Movement — Here’s What You’ve Missed” link
“On “Woke” White People Advertising their Shock that Racism just won a Presidency” link
More resources for children’s books: NY Times article and Colorful Stories book suggestions (mix of non-white characters and racism); A Mighty Girl and Imagination Soup book suggestions (non-white characters); Town and Country Magazine and Mommy Poppins book suggestions (racism).
More resources for adult books: GoodReads diversity book lists and Sunili Govinnage OpEd (non-white characters).
More anti-racism resources: Anti-racism resources for white people, Good Good Good, Jenna Kutcher, Forbes article (adults); Pretty Good Design (kids)