
EMBRACE TOOLKIT
Resources for parents, educators, and children to expand your awareness and understanding of race relations and minority experiences.
PARENTS
VIDEOS
FILMS
![]() SelmaMovie | ![]() Just MercyMovie | ![]() The Hate U GiveMovie |
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![]() HarrietMovie | ![]() Fruitvale StationMovie | ![]() Do The Right ThingMovie |
![]() 13thDocumentary |
PODCASTS
![]() 1619 | ![]() About Race |
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![]() Unlocking Us - Brene with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist |
![]() Motherhood in Black and White |
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![]() Seeing White |
ARTICLES

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
BOOKS
![]() How to be Anti-RacistIbram X. Kendi | ![]() CasteIsabel Wilkerson |
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![]() Between The World And MeTa-Nehisi Coates | ![]() CitizenClaudia Rankine |
![]() Real American: A MemoirJulie Lythcott-Haims | ![]() AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
![]() The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett |
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![]() Long Way DownJason Reynolds |
PErsonal reflection
Take the Anti-Bias Self-Assessment
Review the Becoming Anti-Racist Spectrum. Where are you on this journey?
Ask Yourself:
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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?
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Have you ever experienced discrimination? How has the experience impacted your life and your thoughts on racial equity?
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Do you have BIPOC in your close circle of friends? Why or why not? How does that make you feel?
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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.
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Think about your dolls/toys and those of your children. Did they represent diversity? Why or why not?
EDUCATORS
CHILDREN
BOOKS
![]() “Hi, Cat!” by Ezra Jack KeatsAges 0-3 | ![]() “A Letter to Amy” by Ezra Jack KeatsAges 0-3 |
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![]() “Whistle for Willie” by Ezra Jack KeatsAges 0-3 | ![]() “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack KeatsAges 0-3 |
![]() “Hair Love” by Matthew A. CherryAges 3-5 | ![]() “Saturday” by Oge MoraAges 3-5 |
![]() “The Youngest Marcher” by Cynthia LevinsonAges 5-8 | ![]() “Let’s Talk About Race” by Julius LesterAges 5-8 |
![]() “Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice” by Veronica ChambAges 9-12 |
![]() “The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline WoodsonAges 3-5 |
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![]() “Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice” by Marianne Celano, MariettAges 3-5 |
![]() “The Crayon Box That Talked” by Shane DerolfAges 3-5 |
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![]() “Each Kindness” by Jacqueline WoodsonAges 5-8 |
![]() “Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness” by Anastasia HigginbothamAges 9-12 |
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FILMS
![]() The Princess and The Frog | ![]() Black Panther | ![]() Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
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![]() A Wrinkle In Time | ![]() Akeelah and The Bee | ![]() Hidden Figures |
![]() Remember the Titans |