We See You – We Hear You – We Love You!

Resources for Students/Families

Let’s Talk (Great Teaching Tolerance resource with specific strategies to facilitate conversations with students.) Beyond the Golden Rule (Parents’ guide to preventing and responding to prejudice) Table Talk (Articles with discussion questions for families) Oakridge Library Resources Antiracist Baby by Ibrahm X. Kendi Kwame Alexander’s the Crossover series This Book is Antiracist by Tiffany Jewel Raising White Kids by Jen Harvey ‘Raising White Kids’ Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race (NPR podcast) https://www.tolerance.org/topics/race-ethnicity Teaching Tolerance site for race and ethnicity) Discarding Hate: A Conversation with a former White Nationalist – Co-sponsored with The Critical Race Initiative at the University of Maryland How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism (Parent toolkit for how to talk to kids about race and racism) Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal | National Museum of African American History and Culture (The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture.) Talking About Race (Smithsonian tools) Parenting in Support of Black Lives: How to Build a Just Future for Kids (and How Media Can Help) Conversations with CommonSenseMedia – How do we support a future where all children are valued? Conversation provides practical, how-to advice for talking about race and inspiring kids to fight for racial equity. Featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, in conversation with child psychologist Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith.

Help me be happy, comfortable and FREE

Stand beside me when I need just to BE

Don’t just see me; SEE ME

Don’t just hear me; HEAR ME

Teach me to be ME

– Kim Bullock