Books, Articles, and other resources for Families
BOOKS
Raising White Kids – Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
Anti-Racist Books and Resources for Our Readers (PenguinRandomHouse.com)
AUTHORS
Lamont Pretrel Muhammad – Iowa author
ARTICLES
Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality (Brightly.com)
Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn About Race (Academia.com)
Five Tips for Addressing Racism With Children (Rethink Church – The United Methodist Church)
How to Diversify Your Child’s Bookshelves (Brightly.com)
How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books and Resources That Can Help (Brightly.com)
How to Talk to Your Children About Protests and Racism (CNN.com)
Raising Race Conscious Children
Talking to Children About Racial Bias (HealthyChildren.org)
Why It’s Important to Talk to Your Child About Racism and Hate (Brightly.com)
OTHER RESOURCES
18 Multicultural Children's Books About Voting and Elections
25 Picture Books to Promote Kindness, Empathy, and Justice
30 Children’s Books About Diversity That Celebrate Our Differences
Colours of Us – All About Multicultural Children’s Books
Social Justice Books (A Teaching for Change Project)
This website includes curated book lists, reviews of children’s literature, and anti-bias book talks for children, YA, and educators.
Teaching Tolerance (The education arm of the Southern Poverty Law Center)
This website provides ready-made lesson plans for teachers of students PK – high school, free classroom resources (including film kits), and more.
This website is an excellent parental resource that includes articles, webinars, children's books, and more. As is featured on the front page: Let’s Raise a Generation of Children Who Are Thoughtful, Informed, and Brave About Race.