DIVERSITY RESOURCES
How can I learn more about how racism harms us, and why?
- 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?
Why is diversity important?
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!
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?
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
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!
- Movies!
Learn more about Native American culture
Learn more about Asian American culture
Learn more about Mexican culture
Learn more about strong women role models
- Movies!
Learn more about LGBTQ culture
- Movies!
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