Equity

Equity, Race, and Diversity Resources

A Great Place to Start:

Arlington Public Schools Office of Equity and Excellence

National Museum of African American History & Culture – Talking about Race

Pretty Good Design: Are your kids too young to talk about race? Nope.

Books for Kids:

• Today’s Parent: 27 books to help you talk to your kids about racism
• A Kids Book About Racism – Jelani Memory
• Let the Children March – Monica Clark-Robinson
• We’re Different, We’re the Same (Sesame Street)
• Let’s Talk About Race – Julius Lester
• Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice – Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, & Ann Hazzard

Toys for Kids:

• Puzzle Huddle
• Feels Real Newborn Dolls – Complete Set
• Pose & Play Kids – Set of 4
• People Colors® Crayon Pack
• Crayola Multicultural Crayons Reg 8-pk

Videos for Kids:

• YouTube – Animation Series: Something Happened In Our Town  – Read Aloud
• YouTube – Systemic Racism Explained
• YouTube – A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory – Read Aloud
• YouTube – The Tutu Teacher – Let’s Talk About Race  – Read Aloud

Books for Adults:

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin DiAngelo
• How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
• So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
• White Kids (Critical Perspectives on Youth) – Margaret A. Hagerman
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race – Beverly Daniel Tatum

Resources for Adults:

• Teaching Tolerance – It’s Never Too Early to Talk About Race
• Parent Toolkit – How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism
• NPR – Podcast & Article: ‘Raising White Kids’ Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race
• Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events – Discussion Guide for Families
• Raising Race Conscious Children – 100 RACE-CONSCIOUS THINGS YOU CAN SAY TO YOUR CHILD TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE

Resources for Teachers:

• TED Talk – Liz Kleinrock – How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics
• Teaching Tolerance – What White Colleagues Need to Understand
• Teachers Collage: Addressing Racism
• As Protests Erupt After George Floyd’s Death, Teachers Grieve With Students From a Distance
• National Association of Independent Schools – What White Children Need to Know About Race
• American Psychological Association – Uncovering the Trauma of Racism
• Dena Simmons: Without Context, Social-Emotional Learning Can Backfire
• Dena Simmons: Why We Can’t Afford Whitewashed Social-Emotional Learning

Accounts to Follow:

• Instagram @theconsciouskid
• Instagram @diversereads
• Instagram @inclusivestorytime
• Instagram @littleblackbooknook
• Instagram @hereweeread
• Instagram @thetututeacher
• Instagram @raisegoodkids