Resources for children and care givers to aid in the vital and essential talk around social justice, rights & activism, anti-bias and trauma.


Quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Image from poster at One World Teaching Tolerance

For Children

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice

by Marianne Celano

Read aloud video sponsored and produced by Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center program and Atlantis School For Gifted Youngsters

I'm Gonna Push Through!

By Jasmin Wright

Read aloud video by the author

Good Kind of Trouble

by Lisa Moore Remée

ebook sample of the first three chapters. Book is about rights and activism

Black Lives Matter Principles

Read online or print and color the pages

From website Black Lives Matter at School

Best-selling YA author Jason Reynolds has grappled with racism personally and in his writing. The National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature also recently co-authored a book for young people on fighting racism: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.

This show is part of the “Kojo For Kids” series, a Kojo Nnamdi Show segment featuring guests of special interest to young listeners.

Jason Reynolds joins Kojo For Kids to help us understand what has led to the tensions we’ve seen over the last week, and to talk about why racism persists and what we can do to build a less racist society.

Click on the red "Listen" button at the top of the website to hear the 25 minute discussion.


Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness

Video Read Aloud

When it comes to race, the experience you most need to understand is your own. The people you most need to talk to are your own family members.
Free download of this books is available from the publisher until June 19. To download requires an email and street addressDottir Press


IntersectionAllies We Make Room For All

Video Read Aloud

Stories of nine kids from diverse backgrounds. Each character’s story explains how children’s safety concerns are shaped by their intersecting identities, such as class, sexuality, dis/ability, race, religion, and citizenship—what is known in academic and activist circles as “intersectionality.”
Free download of this books is available from the publisher until June 19. To download requires an email and street addressDottir Press

Death Is Stupid

Video Read Aloud

A boy's grandmother dies—and people say some stupid things to comfort him.


Free download of this books is available from the publisher until June 19. To download requires an email and street addressDottir Press

The Goodbye Book

Video Read Aloud by the Author

Book about your feelings when someone dies.

Scroll down to see the books organized by category. Books are linked to another source, such as Youtube.

YouTube Channel of books about and by African Americans

For Parents, Care Givers and Educators

Children's Book Lists

St. Paul Public Library

Lists include books, TV, movies and a storytime read aloud.

Social Justice Books

Booklists on different topics relating to social justice

KidLit Community Rally for Black Lives

Author of chilren's books will have a rally on facebook June 4

Youth Rally 7-7:45 pm

Adult Rally 7:45-8:30 pm


Resources

Frameworks for Teaching

Their systematic approach to anti-bias, social justice and civil rights education makes complex topics easier to understand—and teach.

Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice


eBook from Teaching Tolerance

Resource and Action Items

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Resources for Having Conversations about Race, Racism and Police Violence


List of resources on a variety of topics including ways to help in Minneapolis in wake of protests and riots