Resources and Readings for Families Structural Racism and Social Justice

Blogs from the White Plains Public Library

• A Call for Antiracism: Children’s Titles https://whiteplainslibrary.org/2020/06/antiracism-childrens/
• Antiracism Resources for Teens and Adults https://whiteplainslibrary.org/2020/06/antiracism-teens-adults/
• Antiracism YA Fiction:  https://whiteplainslibrary.org/2020/06/antiracism-ya-fiction/

Raising race conscious children: 

• http://www.raceconscious.org/
• https://www.theconsciouskid.org/

Resources for talking about race, racism, and radicalized violence with kids:

• https://centerracialjustice.org/resources/resources-for-talking-about-race-racism-and-racialized-violence-with-kids/ 
• Facing History and Ourselves

• Talking to children after racial incidents (Penn GSE) https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/talking-children-after-racial-incidents

• Embrace Race Addressing Racial Injustice with Young Children Video and Tip Sheet https://www.embracerace.org/resources/something-happened-in-our-town-addressing-racial-injustice-with-young-children

Other resources:

• Transforming our public schools: A guide to culturally responsive-sustaining education
• https://crehub.org/
• http://www.myreflectionmatters.org/

• This Conversation is Anti-racist by: Monita K. Bell and Cory Collins

• If we aren’t addressing racism, we aren’t addressing trauma by: Dr. Dena Simmons
• 6 Ways to be an Antiracist Educator: Educator Dr. Dena Simmons on engaging in antiracist work in the classroom

• How the Stress of Racism Affects Learning by: Melinda Anderson

• “I [STILL] can’t breathe”: Supporting kids of color amid racialized violence WEBINAR: with child psychologist Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith

• Anti-racism resources for all ages

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 Recursos en español sobre el anti-racismo

Readings

Adult Reading

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
How to be an Antiracist

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
Racism, Antiracism and You

Dr. Robin DiAngelo
White Fragility

Dolly Chugh
The Person you Mean to be: How Good People Fight Bias

Bryan Stevenson
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Layla F. Saad
Me and White Supremacy

Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

Dr. Shefali Tsabary
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children

Student Reading

Byran Stevenson
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) : A True Story of the Fight for Justice

Tiffany Jewell
This Book is Antiracist
Books for littles: https://booksforlittles.com/