Antiracist + Black Joy Resources and ACTION STEPS for K-12 Students, Parents, and Educators

Book Lists 

Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature (interesting article with suggestions at the end) https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/lies-my-bookshelf-told-me-slavery-in-childrens-literature?utm_source=Teaching+Tolerance&utm_campaign=30b1079766-Newsletter+6-23-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a8cea027c3-30b1079766-101072541

Picture Book Summit - Anti-Racism Picture Books https://picturebooksummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PBSummit-Anti-Racism-Picture-Books-.pdf 

CCBC Race and Racism: Selected Books for PreK-Grade 12 https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=667

CCBC Black Experiences: Affirmation and Resilience, Activism and Resistance in 45 Books for PreK-Grade 12 https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=666

Jacqueline Woodson's Shares Essential Book for Discussing Racism With Kids https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a32802783/childrens-books-racism/

Black Joy Booklist https://blog.cincinnatilibrary.org/Blog/blackjoy

We are KidLit Collective 2020 Summer Reading List https://wtpsite.com/2020/05/28/2020-summer-reading-list-2/

These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/parenting/kids-books-racism-protest.html 

Books and Resources to Help You Raise Anti-Racist Children https://www.readbrightly.com/anti-racist-resources-for-kids/

Books About Racism and Social Justice https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-about-racism-and-social-justice

A Children's and YA Anti-Racist Reading List https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/83549-a-children-s-and-ya-anti-racist-reading-list.html

13 Children’s Books About Race and Diversity https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/childrens-books-about-race-and-diversity

Social Justice Books https://socialjusticebooks.org/

100 PICTURE BOOKS INCLUDING BLACK PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES & WHY YOU NEED THEM http://www.heisereads.com/2020/05/100-picture-books-including-black.html?m=1 

Children’s Books About Race, Diversity and Activism https://www.lucieslist.com/guides/best-childrens-books/childrens-book-race-diversity-activism/

CommonLit - Texts for talking about race https://www.commonlit.org/en/text-sets/texts-for-talking-about-race?page=3

Build Your Stack - NCTE Antiracist Books for Your Curriculum https://ncte.org/blog/2020/06/antiracist-books-curriculum-today/

*I share the books I read on my Instagram page - LibraryGoddessBlog. https://www.instagram.com/librarygoddessblog/

Resources for Teaching & Learning

Cooke, N. A. (2020, May 30). Anti-Racism Resources for all ages. [A project of the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair at the University of South Carolina]. https://padlet.com/nicolethelibrarian/nbasekqoazt336co 

Ending Racism: Teaching Difficult Topics in 2020 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RZ-rsDpKXsa3F-xLs4OEINIckdQrMpcbzRHliT2UUqQ/edit?usp=sharing 

We Need Diverse Books https://diversebooks.org/

Teaching Tolerance https://www.tolerance.org/

Anti-Racism LiveBinder by Joy Kirr http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2536936&backurl=/shelf/my

Talking About Race - National Museum of African American History and Culture https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

Talking About Racism and Violence: Resources for Educators and Families https://www.colorincolorado.org/talking-about-racism-and-violence-students-resources-educators

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries http://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/inclusion 

Mirrors, windows and sliding doors - Reading Rockets - Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AAu58SNSyc  

The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wQ8wiV3FVo   

Project READY - a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. https://ready.web.unc.edu/

BrainPOP - Black Lives Matter Protests https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/news/blacklivesmatterprotests/

Other Resources/Tools for Classroom Teachers and School/Youth Services Librarians 

Diverse BookFinder  https://diversebookfinder.org/?_ga=2.161170616.446963275.1593852545-585205522.1593852545

Folx to Follow on Social Media (+ hashtags)

Augusta Baker Endowed Chair at UofSC @BakerChair

SC African American Heritage Commission @SCAAHC1993

Teaching Tolerance @Tolerance_org

South Carolina African American History Calendar @SCAFAM

The Conscious Kid @consciouskidlib

Reading While White @ReadWhileWhite

The Brown Bookshelf @brownbookshelf

Jason Reynolds @JasonReynolds83

ReadWoke Librarian @cicelythegreat

Sarah Park Dahlen, Ph.D. @readingspark

Edith Campbell @CrazyQuilts

We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks

Zetta Elliott @zettaelliott

Ibram X. Kendi @DrIbram

Kimberle Crenshaw @sandylocks

Angie Thomas @angiethomas

Hashtags 

#educolor

#DiversityJedi

#cleartheair

#ProjectLitBookClub

#HipHopEd

ACTION STEPS

• Write a Black person a POSITIVE message

• Write an elected official a letter urging them to support the needs of Black citizens

• LOVE Black

• Celebrate Black

• Buy Black

*Thank you Jarvais Jackson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarvais-jackson-7966709a/) for theAction Steps listed above! 

• Explore sites like DonorsChoose and look for classrooms that are requesting materials with Black characters or for Black students. DONATE!

• Many teachers have wish lists on sites like Amazon. Look for those lists and purchase materials with Black characters or for Black students from those lists. 

• Order books from Black owned bookstores. Here is a list of them! https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

• Be mindful of the books you add to your collection (school library collection and classroom library collection)

• Be mindful of the books you add to displays

• Be mindful of authors and illustrators you recommend/highlight

• Librarians, suggest books by diverse authors to your classroom teachers

• Highlight diverse books on social media and in newsletters

• Be intentional - conduct a diversity audit of your collection (in your school library and of your classroom library shelves)

Updated July 13, 2020