DON'T SAY NOTHING

*a note from Ms. Citrin & Ms. Townhouse*

Below are anti-racism resources for families. We hope these links will help guide you towards having more, continuing to have, or initiating productive conversations at home around issues of race, racism, oppression, discrimination, and police brutality. We know that you know your child(ren) best, so feel free to use these materials as you see fit for your family.

Additional Resources:

Navigating conversations about race, racism, and discrimination for children ages 3-12

A video for children on system racism

Talking About Race Starts With Personal Reflection

How to Talk with Kids About Racism and Racial Violence

How to Talk to Kids About Difficult Subjects

Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners

Movies that offer jumping-off points for conversations about injustice

Ways to engage students about protests, race, and racial violence (in collaboration with other Chicago Librarians!)

10 Nonfiction Books About Activism for Teens

31 Children’s Books to to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance

Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages (A Padlet created by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke)

Knowledge Quest: School Libraries and Antiracism

National Museum of African American History & Culture: Talking About Race

Oakland Public Library: Evaluating Children's Books About Police

School Library Journal: Fifteen Titles to Address Inequity, Equality, and Organizing for Young Readers

Teaching Tolerance

Teen Librarian Toolbox (SLJ): Because Black Lives Matters, Read Black Authors

Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race (resource roundup)

Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism and Protests (Kojo Radio for Kids)

Love Your Neighbor: American Jewish Library (AJL) series -- The Black Jewish Experience

A powerful excerpt of Brown Girl Dreaming read by the author, Jacqueline Woodson.