If we have learned anything over the past year, it’s that we as humans have a lot of unlearning and a lot of educating—of ourselves and of our children—to do. It’s time to dedicate ourselves to understanding the past and, most importantly, changing the future. We can absolutely empower our children to be compassionate, inclusive, and antiracist. We can make a difference for future generations. The change starts here.
Bookmark this page. Come back and read day after day, week after week, month after month. Understand what it means to raise inclusive, actively antiracist families. Become a part of the solution.
5 Books That Teach Your Kids About Amazing Women in Black History
10 Picture Books with Main Characters of Color
50 Children’s Books That Celebrate Diversity
A Mighty Girl Civil Rights Book List
A Mighty Girl African American History Book List
Children’s Books by Black Women
Children’s Books With Strong Black Characters
No White Saviors: Kids Books About Black Women in US History
How to be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness – Austin Channing Brown
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness – Michelle Alexander
So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin Diangelo
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
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Ally Henny
Austin Channing Brown
Brit Barron
Check Your Privilege
Cleo Wade
Ibram X. Kendi
Layla Saad
Louiza “Weeze” Doran
Monique Melton
Oh Happy DaniA Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising
The Birmingham Children’s Crusade of 1963
Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Explained
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
The Massacre of Black Wall Street
One Hundred Years Ago, a Four-Day Race Riot Engulfed Washington, D.C.
40+ Books for AntiRacist Teachers
100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice
158 RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND RACISM IN AMERICA
Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting to Talk About Race
Article on Raising Race-Conscious Children
Combatting Stereotypes: How to Talk to Your Children
#HatchKids Discuss Microagressions
Here’s How W. Kamau Bell Talks About Race With His Kids
Looking for Excellent “Diverse” Books for Children? Start Here!
11 Fearless Black Women Your Kids Should Know
11 Ways for Teaching Kids to Be Inclusive of Others
13 Tips on How to Talk to Children About Diversity and Difference
Coming Together: Talking to Children about Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
How to Raise Kids to be Anti-Racist and Talk to Them About Racism
Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
Raising Race Conscious Children
Resources for Talking to Your Kids About Race
Teaching Your Kids About Diversity and Inclusion
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
Same Difference by Calida Rawles
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Jane Kates (Sesame Street read along)
If you come across something you think would be a wonderful resource to add to this, please comment with it. We want to continue to expand our knowledge, continue to work on raising inclusive and antiracist children, and continue to teach those our families about the beautiful diversity of our world.
