Answering Questions about Systemic Injustice: Parenting & Children
Just for Kids - eBooks and Audiobooks
A Is for Activist by A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for.
All are Wecome by Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Be Who You Are by ISBN: 9780316265256Be who you are!
Be proud of where you're from.
Be a different color. Speak your language.
Wear everything you need to be you.
Chocolate Me! by A timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look.
The Day You Begin by There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it.
Hair Love by Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her — and her hair — happy.
I am Enough by We are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe it.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.
Not My Idea by Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness is a picture book about racism and racial justice, inviting white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice. This book does a phenomenal job of explaining how power and privilege affect us from birth, and how we can educate ourselves...
The Proudest Blue by With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's the start of a brand new year and, best of all, it's her older sister Asiya's first day of hijab—a hijab of beautiful blue fabric, like the ocean waving to the sky. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful, and in the face of hurtful, confusing words, Faizah will find new ways to be strong.
A Scarf for Keiko by It's 1942. Sam's class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don't want anything to do with her because the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor and her family is Japanese American. When Keiko's family is forced to move to a camp for Japanese Americans, can Sam find a way to demonstrate his friendship?
Separate Is Never Equal by Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a 'Whites only' school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.
Something Happened in Our Town by Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why did the police shoot that man?" "Can police go to jail?" Something Happened in Our Town follows two families -- one White, one Black -- as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.
Sulwe by Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
The Undefeated by This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. I
You Matter by In this full, bright, and beautiful picture book, many different perspectives around the world are deftly and empathetically explored—from a pair of bird-watchers to the pigeons they're feeding. Young readers will be drawn into the luminous illustrations inviting them to engage with the world in a new way and see how everyone is connected, and that everyone matters.
Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism CNN & Sesame Street
CNN's Van Jones and Erica Hill partner with "Sesame Street" for Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism, a town hall for kids and families. Watch the town hall in its entirety
Resources on the Web
Resources for Parents: Uplifting Youth Through Healthy Communication About Race - American Psychological Association
Talking About Race - National Museum for African American History & Culture
They're Not Too Young to Talk about Race - The Children's Community School
Talking to Kids about Racism, Early and Often: These Books Can Help Start the Conversation - The New York Times
Talking to Young Children about Race and Racism - PBS Kids for Parents
Anti-Racist Resources for Parents - bookmarked on Wakelet
How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids - Common Sense Media
7 Ways to Highlight Resistance Efforts When Discussing Oppression with Children - EmbraceRace.org
How Not to Raise a Racist White Kid - CNN
How to Talk to Your Children about Protests and Racism - CNN
Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event - from Child Mind Institute
The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health - Pediatrics, The Official Journal the American Academy of Pediatrics
Community Violence - The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Explaining the News to Kids - Common Sense Media
News for Kids
Police Violence, Protests Shake US - NewsforKids.Net
George Floyd: Why are there huge protests in the US and around the world? - Children's British Broadcast Corporation (CBBC)
Black Lives Matter Facts for Kids - Kiddle.com, Safe visual search engine for kids
George Floyd: A Wake Up Call for America? - Youngzine, News and More for the Young
Death of Black Man in Police Custody Spurs Protests Across the Country - Kidspost: News, features, contests and fun activities for kids from the Washington Post
Death of George Floyd Sets Off Massive Protests - PBS Learning Media
Book Lists
Books Matter - If you are looking for books to read, ADL’s collection address issues of identity, bias and bullying. Our featured books come with discussion guides for teachers and parents. (804 Titles)
Books about Diversity - EmbraceRace.org
Books by Back Authors and Illustrators - This booklist has over fifty books by Black storytellers for grades K-12. Celebrate and experience HAIR LOVE, #BlackGirlMagic, friendship, love, history, and more Black stories by sharing these books with your young readers by Penguin Random House LLC
Videos
Moving "The Talk" to "The Walk" for Black Children - EmbraceRace Webinar: In many homes across the country, “The Talk” is less often about the “birds and the bees” and more often about how we can help our Black, Brown and Indigenous children, in particular, be relatively safe from racial aggression, especially by police officers.
Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News - by Common Sense Media
A Kindergarten Teacher Explains Racism to Young Kids: "You Have the Voice" - PopSugar
You Matter - Read Along with Christian Robinson - PBS Kids
Podcasts
So Get Me, a podcast from the Grammy-nominated children’s hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers, is for families of all backgrounds who want to work for racial justice. In their music and work with school children, the Alphabet Rockers encourage kids to practice intervening when they witness exclusion of any kind in school or out in public, including racism and prejudice.
The Seeing White podcast is a production from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and is distributed by the public radio nonprofit organization PRX. The second season explores the "history and meaning of whiteness" is essential listening for parents.
The Apparently Parent Podcast The art of parenting meets the science of psychology
- Ep 17, June 1, 2020 - How to Talk about Racism with Your Children
Good Ancestor Podcast with Layla Saad, globally respected writer (author of Me and White Supremacy), speaker and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation and social change.
What is Black Raising Healthy and Thriving Black Children & Teens
- White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America Margaret Hagerman, Ph.D.
Parenting - eBooks and Audiobooks
We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Mothers by Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy?
Our Black Sons Matter by Our Black Sons Matter is a powerful collection of original essays, letters, and poems that addresses both the deep joys and the very real challenges of raising black boys today. From Trayvon Martin to Tamir Rice, the list of young black men who have suffered racial violence continues to grow. Young black people also deal with profound stereotypes and structural barriers. And yet, young black men are often paradoxically revered as icons of cultural cool.
Raising White Kids by Talking about race means naming the reality of white privilege and hierarchy. How do we talk about race honestly, then, without making our children feel bad about being white? Most importantly, how do we do any of this in age-appropriate ways?
'Raising White Kids' Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race (7 min), NPR interview, 5/31/20
Talking to Children About Racial Bias - American Academy of Pediatrics
Digital Family Music
Antiracist Kids Materials at GPL
With curbside pick-up, you can place a hold on any Greenburgh Public Library item with your Greenburgh Public Library card to be picked-up at the Greenburgh Public Library! Check out some of our Antiracist books and more for kids!