EMBRACE TOOLKIT

Resources for parents, educators, and children to expand your awareness and understanding of race relations and minority experiences.

Anchor 1

PARENTS

How to Deconstruct Racism (16:50)	The Doll Test (9:12)	White Bred (5:38)
What Does the Term “Microaggressions” Mean to You? (5:30)	How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion (18:26)	We Need to Talk about an Injustice (19:30)
Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility (1:23:30)	The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 minutes (3:00)	Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (9:27)
Heather C. McGee’s “Racism Has a Cost for Everyone” (14:13)	Melody Hobson TED Talk on Color Blindness (14:33)	Racism is Real (3:00)
A Look at Race Through a Child’s Eyes (9:30)	What I am Learning from My White Grandchildren (18:56)	Systemic Racism: Infant Mortality (1:03)

Selma Movie	Just Mercy Movie	The Hate U Give Movie
Harriet Movie	Fruitvale Station Movie	Do The Right Thing Movie
13th Documentary

1619	About Race
Unlocking Us - Brene with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist

Motherhood in Black and White
Seeing White

What is White Privilege, Really?

Growing Up Black in America

Who Gets to Be Afraid in America

Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Racism Defined

Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap

Black Unemployment Rates

The End of the Postracial Myth

How to be Anti-Racist Ibram X. Kendi	Caste Isabel Wilkerson
Between The World And Me Ta-Nehisi Coates	Citizen Claudia Rankine
Real American: A Memoir Julie Lythcott-Haims	Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett
Long Way Down Jason Reynolds

Ask Yourself:

What does that term “microaggressions” mean to you? Reflecting on your experiences with BIPOC, reflect about a time that you may have asserted a micro-aggressive statement. What can you do, going forward, to minimize these statements? What specifically are you challenging yourself to be aware of?
Have you ever experienced discrimination? How has the experience impacted your life and your thoughts on racial equity?
Do you have BIPOC in your close circle of friends? Why or why not? How does that make you feel?
What do you think your role is in addressing systemic racism? List 5 specific things you can do this year to address inequalities that you see around you.
Think about your dolls/toys and those of your children. Did they represent diversity? Why or why not?

Anchor 2

Why James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” Remains Relevant 54 Years Later (10:39) Podcast	Black Minds Matter: Interrupting School Practices that Disregard the Mental Health of Black Youth Article	Teaching 6-Year Olds About Privilege and Power Article
Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters Article	How to Be an Anti-Racist Educator Article	How Do You Teach Antiracism to the Youngest Students? Article
James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” Article	“Antiracist Education: From Theory to Practice” by Julie Kailin Book	“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race” Book
“Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” by Monique Morris Book	“Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference” by Howard C. Stevenson Book	“Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom” by Bell Hooks Book
Multiracial Children’s Book Guide Resource	NIU’s Bias-Free Language Resource

Anchor 3

“Hi, Cat!” by Ezra Jack Keats Ages 0-3	“A Letter to Amy” by Ezra Jack Keats Ages 0-3
“Whistle for Willie” by Ezra Jack Keats Ages 0-3	“The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats Ages 0-3
“Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry Ages 3-5	“Saturday” by Oge Mora Ages 3-5
“The Youngest Marcher” by Cynthia Levinson Ages 5-8	“Let’s Talk About Race” by Julius Lester Ages 5-8
“Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice” by Veronica Chamb Ages 9-12