ANTIRACISM

RESOURCES FOR STAFF

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So, not all resources are up to date. With questions please contact Student and Family Services.

This is a collection of resources for district staff related to antiracism. There are so many resources, so this list is fluid, and not all-inclusive. Every person is at a different level and understanding of antiracism work, so not everything listed will be useful and/or appropriate for every person at the same time. For context, this was created by and coming from the lens of a white-appearing woman, with BIPOC voices linked as often as possible.

CURRENT EVENTS

DISCUSSING CURRENT EVENTS

Kids Health: How to Talk to Your Child About the News (English and Spanish)

UCBerkeley: How to Talk to Your Child About Current Events (English only)

DISCUSSING RACISM and RACIAL VIOLENCE

THE N-WORD:

Resources for Responding to the Use of the N-Word

POST-CHAUVIN TRIAL:

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

Learning for Justice: Responding to the Chauvin Verdict

Facing History and Ourselves: Accountability, Justice, and Healing After Derek Chauvin's Trial

AMAZEworks: Resources to Support Children During the Derek Chauvin Trial

NCTSN: Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (though this might not qualify as a "community trauma", it is still a trauma and these suggestions still apply)

NYTimes: Education Briefing, Teaching the Chauvin Verdict

Washington Post: Fatal Force Database

ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE:

Hollaback!: This booklet lays out what harassment is, and introduces the 5 Ds to bystander intervention. They have also created these videos to explain the 5 Ds to kids. Hollaback! conducts free trainings for adults that admin can take (they are one hour online) in order to better teach students these practical ideas for when they see harassment happening. They also offer a full suite of trainings, including one for youth.

Learning for Justice: Responding to Anti-Asian Violence and Georgia Shootings

NBC News: For AAPI Parents - After attacks on Asian American elders, here's how to talk to your kids about racism against us

We Are Teachers: Classroom Resources and Tips To Address Anti-Asian Discrimination

Colorín colorado: Responding to COVID Bullying, Bias, and Violence Against Asian Americans (English only)

Learn about the Asian American experience with the PBS series Asian Americans

Asian and Asian American Allyship Resources and Lesson Sparks from Newsela

Asian American Pacific Islander History resources from Learning for Justice

FOR PARENTS:

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)

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

Colorín colorado: Responding to COVID Bullying, Bias, and Violence Against Asian Americans (English only)

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

TALKING ABOUT RACISM WITH YOUR STUDENTS

SMHS • Ethnic Studies Audio Project by the English 9 Ethnic Studies course taught by Nicole Powers

EdWeek • Resources for Discussing Police Violence, Race, and Racism With Students by Evie Blad

Simmons University's Anti-Racism Guide

MTV Decoded • 4-Black Lives Matter Myths Debunked video

The 1619 Project

Equal Justice Initiative • Tragic Death of George Floyd Reveals Continuing Problem of Police Violence

IMPROVING OUR PRACTICES

LEARN

Right to Be (previously Hollaback!): This booklet lays out what harassment is, and introduces the 5 Ds to bystander intervention. They have also created these videos to explain the 5 Ds to kids. Right to Be conducts free trainings for adults that admin can take (they are one hour online) in order to better teach students these practical ideas for when they see harassment happening. They also offer a full suite of trainings, including one for youth.

Learning for Justice • Responding to Hate and Bias at School

Racial Equity Tools • Glossary of Terms

Anti Racism Project

Showing Up for Racial Justice • Resources

Facing Privilege • a curated resource center for those wanting to learn more about privilege and Nonviolent Communication practices

Parade • The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List

Edutopia • A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators

Learning for Justice • Self-Care Can Be Social Justice (specifically for our BIPOC educators)

Vice • 100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People

Learning for Justice • Native American Heritage Month...Year Round

GGSC at Berkeley • SEL Resources to Support Antiracist Learning

Specifically for white folks:

Locally, Carrie Hutchison, a professor at SBCC, holds two online asynchronous courses each semester back to back that are free, non-credit courses. The first is Building an Equity Mindset and the second Applying an Equity Mindset. Learn more here and sign up to be put on the list to hear when the course is open for registration. She is a white woman, but does a great job of bringing in BIPOC perspectives, readings, podcasts, films, and books. She also makes explicit what work is for white people vs. BIPOC. This is mostly geared towards white folks, but open to all.

Teaching Tolerance • What White Colleagues Need to Understand

Vox • How to be a good white ally, according to activists

Paul Kivel • Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies

NYTimes • How Much Racism Do You Face Every Day?

How to Talk to White Folks About Race

Medium • 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

Citizenship & Social Justice • Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston

LEARN MORE

LESSON PLANS for leading your learning:

Austin Channing Brown • Roll Call

Justice in June • Summer Lesson Plan for Allying with the Black Community spearheaded by Bryanna Wallace and Autumn Gupta

Kass & Cornelius Minor • Engaging in Community Literacy with Fortitude in Racially Divergent Times

LISTS of resources:

Anti-Racist Resource Guide

Anti-Racism Resources for White People

A list of Ally Resources

TRAINING organizations:

National Equity Project

SELF CARE

I encourage you to check out the Social Emotional Learning page for more ideas for Adult Wellness. Here are some more:

ASCD • Breaking Through the "Burden of Strength"

The Lily • For black women, self-care isn’t just a buzzword. It’s an act of radical resistance

READ

Below are books that are specifically about antiracism and we will continue to add to this list. But we encourage you to also read books about Black people, culture, history, and JOY. There are a lot of books about Black trauma, but there is more to Black history than pain, and we encourage you to read more to have a more whole picture of life as a BIPOC person. Here is a list we've started for kids but there are many novels here that can be read by adults as well. There are also many threads on social media like this one with great recs. And, not all people will agree on which books are best to read in your journey to living a more antiracist life, so one book won't give you all of the information you need. Be sure to read from a variety of sources and authors in an effort to continually learn, reflect, and act.

Santa Barbara Public Library • Anti-Racist Reading List

Juneteenth Book List by SBPL with links to books through their systems

How to be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Austin Channing Brown

Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson (now a major motion picture)

Mindful of Race, Ruth King

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander

So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, Jason Reynolds, remixed from Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning

This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work, Tiffany Jewell & Auralia Durand

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo

Here is a follow-up video of deconstructing white privilege with Robin DiAngelo
If you read or previously read this book, consider that there is also opposition to it, as documented in many articles online, like this one. Obviously everyone will have different opinions about all of these texts, but because this is written by a white author for white people it draws criticism, and it's good to continue to learn from many sources.

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge

NYTimes • An Anti-Racist Book List from Ibram X. Kendi

Rethinking Schools • magazine and blog