Educating on Equity: For Families
Educating on Equity | Resources for All Ages
Words to Know
- Ally
- BIPOC, POC
- Individual racism
- Institutional racism
- Intersectionality
- Micro-aggression
- White privilege
- White fragility
- White supremacy
What's the Difference?
Equity and equality
Equality is the measure of sameness; being treated in the same way.
Equity is a measure of fair treatment, opportunities and outcomes across race, gender, class and other dynamics.
Justice means we've addressed the cause(s) of the inequity and the systemic barrier has been removed.
The distinction is important. We are told that to be fair we must treat everyone the same (equal). However, when we recognize the legacy of institutionalized and structural racism we understand that differing people and communities need different resources (justice, equity). In order to be equitable we provide specific, unique resources that will support people and communities getting their basic needs met and reaching their full potential. Sameness is not always fairness if the oppressed group remains disadvantaged. (Source)
Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter
There are lots of resources to help us understand the difference between Black lives matter and all lives matter. See this article for viral content with compelling explanations.
#BlackLivesMatter doesn't say that only Black lives matter but that Black lives are in danger.
Aliza Garza, one of the creators of the Black Lives Matter hashtag said, "#BlackLivesMatter doesn't mean your life isn't important – it means that Black lives, which are seen without value within White supremacy, are important to your liberation."
Six-year-old Armani from Paris, Tennessee says it best:
Racism and discrimination
Racism is different from racial prejudice, hatred, or discrimination. Racism involves one group having the power to carry out systematic discrimination through the institutional policies and practices of the society and by shaping the cultural beliefs and values that support those racist policies and practices. (Source)
Being not racist and being anti-racist
An anti-racist is someone who is supporting an antiracist policy through their actions or expressing antiracist ideas. This includes the expression or ideas that racial groups are equals and do not need developing, and supporting policies that reduce racial inequity. (Source)
Racism scholar Ibram X. Kendi says one is either racist or anti-racist. There is no room for neutrality, and there is no such thing as a "non-racist."
For Kids
Preschool
Grades K-2
Helping Kids Grieve (Sesame Street)
My Shoes and I by Rene Colato Lainez
Freedom’s School by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope and Apartheid in South Africa by Phil Bildner
A Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
The Skin I'm in: A First Look at Racism
Books for Littles, Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race
Grades 3-5
A Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
#blacklivesmatter: Protesting Racism by Rachael L. Thomas
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice
Middle School and High School
Y'all Still Don't Hear Me Though
The revolution of Birdie Randolph
This book is anti-racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action and do the work
Turning 15 on the road to freedom
Dark sky rising: Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow
Books for kids and teens about race, racism and police violence
For all ages
For Adults
For community members
Anti-racism, anti-bias
Books
How to be An Antiracist- Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo
Eloquent Rage - Brittney Cooper
White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander
White Rage - Carol Anderson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
“We may be uncomfortable talking about race, but we can no longer afford to be silent. We have chosen a profession that—like parenting—requires us to put our comforts second to those of children.”
- Jamilah Pitts
Whiteness, white privilege, white supremacy & white fragility
- Why Talk About Whiteness?
- Understanding My Privilege
- 10 Examples that Prove That White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable
- Cracking the Codes, “A Trip to the Grocery Store” clip
- What is White Privilege, Really?
- Robin De’Angelo, Deconstructing White Privilege
- Characteristics of white supremacist culture
- Protocols of white supremacy
- White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement
- People of Color and White Racial Identity Racial Identity Development Models + Types of White Racial Consciousness
BIPOC authors, speakers
Racial violence, police brutality, and prison system
COVID-19
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Leading Through the Portal: This Extended Moment Calls for Radical Compassion
- What if We...Don’t Return to School as Usual
- Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive
- What the Racial Data Show: The pandemic seems to be hitting people of color the hardest
- Brene Brown-Collective Suffering (Podcast)
- Gates Foundation's Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic (Opinion) (suggestion from Erica Klefstad)
- Seven Teacher tested ways to Find Renewal During Distance Learning
- HEALTHY EMOTION REGULATION DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES
- The-Coronation-by-Charles-Eisenstein (1).pdf
- Students: The Expert Voice We Can’t Afford to Ignore (Even During a Pandemic)
Resources to help parents talk to kids about race
- Books for Talking to Kids about Race and Racism (King County Library System)
- How Black Art Can Spark Conversations With Children (PBS Kids for Parents)
- How to teach your children about racism in America: A resource for understanding the George Floyd protests (Seattle Times)
- How to speak to kids about race relations in America (Today)
- Talking About Race: Parent or Caregiver (National Museum of African American History & Culture)
- Talking to children after racial incidents (University of Pennsylvania)
- Talking to Children about the Shooting (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Talking Race With Young Children - Parenting: Difficult Conversations (NPR)
- What To Say To Kids When The News Is Scary (NPR)
- Talking to White Kids About Race & Racism (Safe Space Radio)
- Talking To White Kids About Race (Safe Space Radio)
For educators
A focus on Early Childhood
- Trajectories of Achievement Gaps Starting in Pre-K: Identifying Malleable Factors to Close the Gap for All Learners (Early Learning Network)
- Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations of Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions? (Yale Child Study Center)
- Delivering on the Promise of Effective Early Childhood Education for Black Children: Eliminating Exclusionary Discipline and Concentrating on Inclusion (National Black Child Development Institute)
- Improving Equity in Family Outcomes (Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center)
- Diversity and Equity (Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners)
- Advancing Equity in Early Childhood (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Anti-Bias Education in Young Children and Ourselves, Second Edition (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- DEC Recommended Practices (Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center)
A focus on talking to students about race
- “Talking About Race” Web Portal (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
- Let's Talk! (Teaching Tolerance)
- Teaching About Race, Racism, and Police Violence (Teaching Tolerance)
- Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories About Bias and Injustice (Anti-Defamation League)
- Call To Action (with Resources) (National Association of School Psychologists)
- Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood (Georgetown Law)
- School Suspensions Are an Adult Behavior (Tedx Talks)
- Implicit Bias: From Awareness to Positive Change (Military Families Learning Network)
- Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: A Strengths-Based Look at the State of the Black Child (National Black Child Development Institute)
- Addressing the African American Achievement Gap: Three Leading Educators Issue a Call to Action (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency, and Voice (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Black Boys Matter: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Classroom (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Factors to Close Opportunity Gaps Among Children of Color (Early Learning Network)
- When Educators Understand Race and Racism (Teaching Tolerance)
- Widening the Lens (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
- Dear White Teachers: You Can’t Love Your Black Students if You Don’t Know Them (Education Week)
- Robin De”Angelo on Educators’ “White Fragility (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
- Responding to strong emotions to promote emotional safety (Teaching Tolerance)
- “Don’t Say Nothing” (Teaching Tolerance)
- How Should I Talk about Race in My Mostly White Classroom? (Anti-Defamation League)
- When Schools Cause Trauma (Teaching Tolerance)
- Getting Mindful About Race in Schools (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
- The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations Equity