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TALKING ABOUT RACE

​Racism always has been a vital topic of ongoing conversation for families. However, the tragedies and resulting protests of the recent months have made the need for such discussion increasingly urgent. B-PEN is aggregating lists of anti-racism resources to help promote awareness and understanding as parents lean into the subject with their families.
 
 Brookline Educators’ and Students’ Suggested  Resources  
 
Your Kids Aren't too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
 
Talking to Children After Racial Incidents from Medium 

Black Lives Matter Instructional Library -- with links to read-alongs for younger kids
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Video: Systemic Racism Explained (posted by Viola Davis) 
 
Reflecting on George Floyd's Death and Police Violence Toward Black Americans/Facing History and Ourselves   
 
Facing History and Ourselves
 
Kwame Alexander reads his book The Undefeated/YouTube 
 
Common Sense Media Resources About Race and Racism
 
Anti-racism Resources for White People and Parents 
 
Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often NY Times
 
How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them, Verna Myers’ Ted Talk
 
Talks to help you understand racism in America, a playlist of Ted Talks 
 
Talking About Race, the Smithsonian/National Museum of African American History & Culture

31 Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance: A list of mostly picture books that can be used across a wide range of ages.
 
The Brown Bookshelf: A website created by Black authors to promote Black authors 
 
100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say To Your Child
 
Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race
 
Being Nice is Not Going to End Racism | Robin DiAngelo
 
How to Talk to Your Kids About Racism: PSB Presentation to Parents by Dr. Kalise Wornum, Senior Director of Educational Equity and Dr. Suzie Talukdar, Driscoll School Principal
 
What Not to Say to Black Colleagues
 
What White Colleagues Need to Understand
 
Guidance for Elementary Teachers

Resources for Black Families in the Wake of Racist Violence

The Importance of Teaching Tolerance

ACTIVIST WEBSITES
https://blacklivesmatterboston.org/
 
NAACP
 
dreamdefenders.org
 
zinnedproject.org
 
rethinkingschools.org
 
colorofchange.org

B-PEN is part of the Brookline Department of Public Health and Public Schools of Brookline Prevention/Intervention Programs for Youth. 
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    • Parenting
    • Parenting through the Pandemic
    • Parent Updates
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    • Talking about Race
    • Tip Sheets for Parents
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