DIVERSITY RESOURCES

 

How can I learn more about how racism harms us, and why?

• Surprising List of Companies That Use Prison Labor
• Media Coverage and Race

• Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Understanding the Protests
• A People’s History of the United States – Howard Zinn (book)
• Malcolm Gladwell: Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment (podcast)
• The Conversation Ignored for Too Long: Race and Racism in Education and Society (NAIS webinar)

 

How does sexism harm us, and why?

• Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color

 

Why is diversity important?

• Healing Through Social Justice
• How Diversity Makes us Stronger

 

What can white people do to fight racism?

• Understanding White Privilege
• 75 Things White People Can do for Racial Justice
• Comprehensive List of Anti-Racism Resources
• Bystander Intervention Training (what you can do when you witness racism)
• The Case For Reparations – Ta-Nehisi Coates
• He Left White Supremacy Behind
• My Day with the Far-Right, Where I Live and Breathe
• Read books!
  • • White Fragility – Robin J. Diangelo
    • How to be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
    • The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander
    • Caught – Marie Gottschalk

 

What can teachers do to fight racism?

• Teaching Tolerance – What White Colleagues Need To Understand 
• Building Anti-Racist White Educators
• Why Do White Teachers Need To Talk About Race (BARWE)
• Teaching Solidarity – Teaching Tolerance 
• Why Teaching Black Lives Matter (part 1) – JAMILAH PITTS How to Talk to Your Kids About Race
• Connecting the Dots: Protecting Students from White Nationalist Influence during COVID-19

 

What are common pitfalls to avoid when fighting racism? 

• 5 Racist Anti-Racism Responses “Good” White Women Give to Viral Posts

 

How do I talk to my kids about racism?

• Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism
• 100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice
• Engaging Young People in Conversations About Race
• Talking to Children After Racial Incidents
• Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Racism (Video)
• Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias (Video)
• 31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race
• Talking Race with Young Children (podcast)

 

How can I protect my kids from learning racist behavior & thinking?

• Connecting the Dots: Protecting Students from White Nationalist Influence during COVID-19
• Building Resilience & Confronting Risk in the COVID-19 Era: A Parents & Caregivers Guide to Online Radicalization
• Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons.
• Swastikas in the Bathroom: Connecting the Dots between White Supremacy, White Nationalism, the Alt-Right, and the Alt-Light

 

How can I expose my children to more diversity?

• Rethinking Schools – In Philadelphia Book Groups Are The Engines For Change 
• #LikeAGirl
• Learn history and read books by non-white authors! (link to below sections)

 

Learn about the history of whiteness

• “Seeing White”, a podcast by Scene on Radio about the history of the invention of whiteness

 

Learn more about Black history & culture

• Juneteenth—Windward Student Leadership Board
• Resources from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 1619 – a comprehensive history of slavery by the New York Times (plus podcast)
• Books!
  • •  1000 Black Girl Books
    •  Black History Month Books
    •  Black History Books for Kids
    •  5 Black Children’s Authors and Illustrators You Should Know
    • A Diverse Summer Reading List for Kids
• Movies!
  • • Black Panther 
    • Hidden Figures
    • A Raisin In The Sun 
    • The Watsons Go To Birmingham 
    • The Hate You Give 
    • 13th
    • Do The Right Thing
    • The Difference Between Us

 

Learn more about Native American culture

•  American Indians in Children’s Literature

 

Learn more about Asian American culture

• Movies!
  • • Koran By Heart 
    • Gandhi 
    • He Named Me Malala 
    • The World Before Her
    • Gook 

 

Learn more about Mexican culture

• Movies!
  • • Underwater Dreams
    • Real Women Have Curves
    • Roma
    • My Family (Mi Familia)

 

Learn more about strong women role models

• Movies!
  • • RGB
    • Betty & Coretta
    • The Help
    • The Color Purple

 

Learn more about LGBTQ culture

• Movies!
  • • The Way He Looks 
    • The Most Dangerous Year
    • All In My Family
    • The Imitation Game
    • Stonewall Outloud
    • Do I Sound Gay?

 

Tools for teachers

• Anti-Defamation League Resources for Educators
• Teaching Tolerance
• Teaching Slavery
• Responding to Hate via One-to-One Conversations
• 9 Resources for Teaching About Unconscious Bias
• POC Teaching Blog
• Teaching For Change
• National Association for Multicultural Education
• Teacher Bias: The Elephant in the Classroom
• How to Talk to School Staff and Parents About Gender Identity