- Teaching kids why responding, "All Lives Matter" is not OK:
"Saying "All Lives Matter" is like screaming, "I have a birthday too!" at someone else's birthday party. Everyone has a birthday, and they are all special, but today we are celebrating ______'s birthday"
(Quick note to parents: be careful when choosing books for your diverse book library. Sometimes a book may have good intentions but still uphold racist values. For example, I came across a book where it was trying to teach equity for all, however all the illustrations only showed white people solving problems for people of color and Black people (I forgot the name of the book :( )
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A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory - A simple way to start the discussion on racism with kids. On youtube - no pictures.
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Harper Kids has a list of children's books on their current homepage created by Black authors and illustrators. These books are a great way to start important conversations with young kids:
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List of Coretta Scott King book award winners on Common Sense Media
try to resist Amazon's lower prices and speedy delivery :)
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9UIbdA7Db/
- https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/
- Black children's book illustrators
- racism, violence, and how to help kids handle the news
- Anti-racist resources for parents
- Raising non-violent kids
- Show up for children of color at schools
- White privilege means…
- The way you parent is anti-racism work
- Inclusive parents vs Anti-racist parents
- Free things you can do to help the BLM movement (not all for kids)
- Raising anti-racist kids
- How to raise anti-racist kids
- Inequality vs. equality vs. equity vs. justice