ANTIRACISM

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES

Below is a collection of resources pertaining to antiracism for our students and families. This list is not all-inclusive and will be updated periodically. With questions or additions please email our Student Engagement TOSA.

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On June 23, 2020, the Santa Barbara Unified Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a Board Resolution in support of Black student leaders who presented the district with a series of demands aimed at calling out and combating institutional racism and its effects on the lives of Black families and students.

The Board also voted to fully endorse an Action Plan which outlines concrete ways that the district will respond to the specific concerns brought forward through the demands.

CURRENT EVENTS

DISCUSSING RACISM & RACIAL VIOLENCE

Common Sense Media: How to Talk with Kids About Racism and Racial Violence (English and Spanish)

Healthy Children: Talking to Children About Tragedies & Other News Events (English and Spanish)

NIMH: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (English and Spanish)

Colorín colorado: Responding to COVID Bullying, Bias, and Violence Against Asian Americans

For Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Parents:

NBC News: After attacks on Asian American elders, here's how to talk to your kids about racism against us (English only)

Asian American Psychological Association: Anti-Bullying Resources for AAPI Families (English, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese)

TALKING ABOUT RACISM WITH YOUR KIDS

ALL AGES

EmbraceRace • 16 ways to help children become thoughtful, informed, and BRAVE about race

Common Sense Media • How to Talk With Kids About Racism and Racial Violence (also in Spanish)

Children's Alliance • Talking About Racism and Bias

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

Teaching Tolerance • Beyond The Golden Rule: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice

Race Conscious Children • 100 Race-Conscious Things you can Say to your Child to Advance Racial Justice

NYTimes • Talking to Kids About Racial Violence

Specifically for white parents/guardians/kids:

NPR • How White Parents Can Talk to Their Kids About Race (10 minute listen or article)

Embrace Race • What is “The Talk” White parents should have with White children?

Specific to ELEMENTARY • Preschool-6

Tuesday, June 9, 12:30 PT there is a PBS event for parents called "Talking to Children Authentically About Race and Racism" (in English)

Saturday, June 6 there was a town hall with CNN & Sesame Street called "Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families" (in English)

Children's Community School • They're Not Too Young to Talk About Race

Kojo for Kids • Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism and the Protests (24 minute podcast)

NPR • Talking Race with Young Children (20 minute podcast)

Healthy Children • Talking to Children About Racial Bias (also in Spanish)

American Psychological Association • Talking to Kids About Discrimination

Penn GSE • Talking to Children After Racial Incidents

Raising Race Conscious Children • 100 Race-Conscious Things you can Say to your Child to Advance Racial Justice

Children's Community School • Social Justice Resources