Talking to Black Children About Race

TEACHING YOUR KIDS NOT TO "SEE" RACE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA, STUDIES HAVE FOUND

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HOW TO TALK ABOUT RACE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN: STRATEGIES

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HOW TO TALK ABOUT RACE: TEACHERS ADVISE AMERICA

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TALKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (0-5) ABOUT RACE

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HOW TO TALK TO BLACK CHILDREN ABOUT RACISM: 8 Tips

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WHY I TALK ABOUT RACE WHEN I READ WITH MY TODDLER

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WHY MY FIRST-GRADER DOESN'T NEED A WHITEWASHED PLANTATION FIELD TRIP by Taylor Harris

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A CONVERSATION WITH MY BLACK SON

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TELLING MY WHITE FOUR-YEAR-OLD ABOUT ALTON STERLING AND PHILANDO CASTILE

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ADULTS VIEW BLACK GIRLS AS LESS INNOCENT THAN WHITE GIRLS, RESEARCH SHOWS by Ben Chapman

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WHERE TO FIND DIVERSE BOOKS

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READING FOR JUSTICE: A Book List For All Ages

Social Justice Book List by NNSTOY

 

"IT'S NOT JUST A DOLL; IT'S A SOCIAL MOVEMENT": INVESTING IN BLACK TOYS THEN AND NOW by Avi Santo

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5 Black Toy Companies That Embrace Multicultural Identity and Culture

Race In The Toy Aisle: What Do Black Kids See? - Musing Momma

Soft Toys & Action Figures for Black Boys — Bino and Fino - African Culture For Children

Big Retailers Price Black, White Barbies Differently by Katie Little

So Where Can We Get All the New Black Panther Toys?

'Black Panther' Toy Shortage Blindsides Local Retailers

Black Panther Toys, Action Figures & Play Sets

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT #BLACKPANTHER IS BRINGING PAN-AFRICANISM INTO THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE.

To truly empower black kids in this country, show them what it means to be black in the world. Give them a global context for their existence. Move beyond slavery, civil rights, & police brutality. Show them both thriving & struggling African & Caribbean nations.

-- Ibi Zoboi‏

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BEING BLACK AT SCHOOL

What institutionalized racism looks like inside our system of education by Kelly Wickham Hurst

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Black and Brown Students Are Denied Access To Advanced Placement Courses, the New Jim Crow In Education by David Love

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How Restorative Justice Can Work to Keep Students of Color in School

A recent federal report shows boys, black students, and students with disabilities get kicked out of school at higher rates than their peers.

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What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery

A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result by Melinda D. Anderson

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Survey reveals slavery is so inadequately taught in schools that students don’t even understand it

Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's 'Hard History' by Cory Turner

TEACHING HARD HISTORY: American Slavery

 

The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling by Melinda D. Anderson

Some black parents see teaching their own children as a way of protecting them from the racial disparities of the American education system.

"The No. 1 thing is to throw out all of those standards that white America will tell you your child should [know]."

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Black Students At This Texas Middle School Simultaneously Received A Racist, Threatening Text. Their Parents Want To Know Why

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Ohio Middle School Teacher Threatens Black Student With Lynching by Elham Khatami

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ATTEMPTED LYNCHING OF 8-YEAR-OLD BOY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

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BLACK 11-YEAR-OLD ATTACKED BY NEW CLASSMATES

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WHEN BLACK HAIR VIOLATES THE DRESS CODE by Kayla Lattimore

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A Black Student Was Suspended Because of Shaved Head

School Reportedly Tells 6th Grader To Fix His Hair Or Face Suspension

Black Malden charter students punished for braided hair extensions

A Seven-Year Old Is Suspended Over A Hair Cut?

High school students threatened with suspension for wearing natural hair

Chikayzea Flanders, 12, was ordered to cut his dreadlocks by teachers at Fulham Boys School in England.

Canadian Teacher Being Investigated After Comparing Black Student's Hair To Loc Dog From 'Don't Be A Menace'

 

BESTSELLING BOOK 'THE HATE U GIVE' TACKLES POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK TEENAGERS

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WHAT WOULD MARTIN DO?

Nic Stone’s novel—about a teen who writes letters to Dr. King—joins Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give amid a growing body of YA books exploring racial injustice and police brutality -- Adrienne Green

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Little Black Girls Are Killing Themselves. Does Anyone Care Enough to Figure Out Why? by Dr. Imani J. Walker

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On Suicide, Depression and Loving Black Children by Gioncarlo Valentine

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BEING BLACK AND PROTECTING OURSELVES IN THE NEW AGE OF JIM CROW

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THE BLACK TECH GUY'S "Shortiez" DIGITAL LIBRARY IS CHANGING HOW BLACK CHILDREN SEE THEMSELVES IN STORIES

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