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Teaching and Learning for Families

Kojo For Kids: Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism And The Protests
Author Jason Reynolds joins the Kojo Nnamdi Show
Raising Free People
Podcast: Raising Free People
Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
PBS information for parents
The Conscious Kid
Instagram: Parenting and education through a critical race lens.
WeReadToo
App: A directory of hundreds of picture, chapter, middle grade and young adult books written by authors of color featuring main characters of color.
Social Justice Books
More than 60 carefully selected lists of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
Resource list curated by librarians at Roland Park Country School (Baltimore, MD)
Anti-Racism and Allyship
Resource list curated by librarians at Milton Academy (Milton, MA)
Today's Parent
27 books to help talk to your kids about racism
Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice
A list for parents, caregivers & educators, curated by the Oakland Public Library (Oakland, CA)
Teaching Young Children About Race
A guide for parents and teachers from Teaching for Change.
Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kides
Center for Racial Justice in Education
How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids
Common Sense Media
Talking About Race
National Museum of African American History and Culture (a Smithsonian museum)
Because Black Lives Matter, a Collection of Anti-Racist Reading Lists
Teen Librarian Toolbox/School Library Journal
Antiracist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages
A Fuse 8 Production/School Library Journal
Social Justice: Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality, and organizing for young readers
School Library Journal | Great Books
Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages
A project by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Augusta Baker Chair, University of South Carolina
Books About White Privilege
Pragmatic Mom Blog
Generations Book Club
The Brown Bookshelf Blog introduces a family reading program for this summer with titles for all readers.
Against Racism - Books and Films for Adults
Curated by the Greenwich Library
Let's Talk About Racism - Juvenile Fiction and Nonfiction Books
Curated by the Greenwich Library
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race
Resource list curated by Pretty Good Design Blog
GCDS DEI Links for Parents of Color

Reading Materials for Parents and Caregivers

Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey
ISBN: 9781501856426
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo; Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780807047415
Publication Date: 2018-06-26

George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?
USA Today, May 31, 2020.
Talking to Kids About Racial Violence
New York Times. July 12, 2016.
Talking to Children After Racial Incidents
UPenn Graduate School of Education, July 13, 2016
The Psychology of Rioting: The Language of the Unheard
Psychology Today. May 30, 2020.
Bearing Witness: The Death of George Floyd
Facing Today: A Facing History Blog. May 28, 2020.
Tuesday in America: 2020
World Savvy. May 29, 2020.
Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Teaching Tolerance
Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests
Aha! Parenting
10 tips for teaching and talking to kids about race
EmbraceRace with MomsRising
Raising a Child Who Respects Difference
Parents Magazine
Understanding Race and Privilege
National Association of School Psychologists

Books for Lower Elementary

GCDS LE DEI Book Suggestions
Curated by GCDS LE teachers, with YouTube read-alouds where available.
Embrace Race
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Coretta Scott King Award Books
All recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, 1970-present.
Multicultural Picture Books Search

Books for Upper Elementary

Embrace Race
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Coretta Scott King Award Books
All recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, 1970-present.

Books for Middle School

Coretta Scott King Award Books
Recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970 - present.
We Are KidLit Collective
The We Are Kid Lit Collective works to create materials and opportunities to recognize the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature.
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature
Lists of Best Multicultural Books of the Year, 2013 - present.
10 Antiracist Books for Young Adults
Respected book review magazine's starred and/or award-winning antiracist titles for young adults (MS and US).