Racial Justice Resources

for Children, Youth, & Families

The Internet is overflowing with anti-racism resources. This list has been intentionally curated so as not to be overwhelming for its users. You are encouraged to follow up on other works by the authors/creators and follow the links in the websites listed here.

Criteria used for this list (not all resources match all criteria):

Authored/created by a respected authority on the topic, preferably African American
Accessible for all or specific ages
Includes a focus on what white people can do
New (March 2020ff)

*Recently added resources appear in red

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Articles for Parents & Faith Formation Leaders

Recorded Webinars

Raising Antiracist Kids: Ibram X. Kendi (and his 4-year-old daughter, Imani)

21 Anti-Racism Videos to Share with Kids
from We Are Teachers

For Teens & Youth Groups

21-Day Racial Equality Challenge from Dr. Eddy Moore, Jr.
More 21-Day Challenges from Dr. Eddy Moore, Jr.

Videos for Teens (& Adults)

13th (documentary) on Netflix
"All Lives Matter"
Get Home Safely: 10 Rules of Survival from SALT Project
Extended One-Minute Word: What I Need From My White Allies with Rev. Darrell Goodwin, UCC Conference Minister
Racism and Reconciliation from Amplify Media (UMC) - free very short discussion starters
Systemic Racism Explained
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel
Acho
What's Wrong With Saying "All Lives Matter"?
White Privilege Glasses from Chicago Theological Seminary

Curriculum Resources

Civil Rights Activity Book for older children from the Southern Poverty Law Center
Deep Blue Life: Faith and Culture - Anti-Racism (free download to use with children)
Examining Whiteness: An Anti-Racist Curriculum from the Unitarian Universalist Association
Sacred Conversations to End Racism, a UCC resource
White Privilege: Let's Talk - A Resource for Transformational Dialogue from the United Church of Christ

Websites

About Junteenth (UCC)
Critical Race Theory (UCC)
Embrace Race
Equal Justice Institute & Legacy Museum (visit to learn about enslavement, lynching, segregation, and in what ways they still exist today)
KidCo: Miss Anna Talks to Kids About Racism (includes free discussion/activity downloads for parents & families)
Learning For Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)
National Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian): Talking About Race
Raising Race Conscious Children
Social Justice Books
United Church of Christ Racial Justice Ministries

Books

Children's Books

All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color by Katie Kissinger
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Daddy, There's a Noise Outside by Kenneth Braswell
Eyes That Kiss In the Corners by Joanna Ho
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Skin Again by bell hooks
Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Ph.D. and Marietta Collins, Ph.D. (Discussion Guide)
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson
Your Name Is A Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Books for Preschoolers

AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney
We are Grateful Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

Children's Books Read Aloud

Black Lives Matter Instructional Library - 30 books in English, 6 in Spanish; curated by Phoebe Defino
Sankofa Read Aloud
Storytime with Ms. Melange
Woke Kindergarten

Books for Teens & Preteens

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
The March Triology by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer - The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

A Comprehensive List of Books for All Ages from St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC

Children's Books to Further Conversations on Race
from PBS

Books for Adults

An Antiracist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi
The ABC's of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences by Carolyn B. Hesel and Y. Joy Harris-Smith
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan
How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Discussion Guide)
How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Racially Diverse-Owned Businesses

Black-Owned - 181 places to start

Racial Justice Resources

for Children, Youth, & Families

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The Internet is overflowing with anti-racism resources. This list has been intentionally curated so as not to be overwhelming for its users. You are encouraged to follow up on other works by the authors/creators and follow the links in the websites listed here.

​

Criteria used for this list (not all resources match all criteria):

Authored/created by a respected authority on the topic, preferably African American

Accessible for all or specific ages

Includes a focus on what white people can do

New (March 2020ff)

​

*Recently added resources appear in red

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Articles for Parents & Faith Formation Leaders

How Parents Can Support Kids Through (and Beyond) the Latest Wave of Anti-Asian American Violence from CNN

How To Be Anti-Racist: Speak Out in Your Own Circles (includes examples of microagressions)

They're Not Too Young to Talk About Race (age chart)

White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness: A Covert and Overt Beast (includes an overt & covert white supremacy chart)

Recorded Webinars

21 Anti-Racism Videos to Share with Kids from We Are Teachers

For Teens & Youth Groups

Videos for Teens (& Adults)​​

Get Home Safely: 10 Rules of Survival from SALT Project

Extended One-Minute Word: What I Need From My White Allies with Rev. Darrell Goodwin, UCC Conference Minister

Racism and Reconciliation from Amplify Media (UMC) - free very short discussion starters

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel Acho

White Privilege Glasses from Chicago Theological Seminary

Curriculum Resources

Civil Rights Activity Book for older children from the Southern Poverty Law Center

Examining Whiteness: An Anti-Racist Curriculum from the Unitarian Universalist Association

Sacred Conversations to End Racism, a UCC resource

White Privilege: Let's Talk - A Resource for Transformational Dialogue from the United Church of Christ

Websites

Equal Justice Institute & Legacy Museum (visit to learn about enslavement, lynching, segregation, and in what ways they still exist today)

KidCo: Miss Anna Talks to Kids About Racism (includes free discussion/activity downloads for parents & families)

Learning For Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)

National Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian): Talking About Race

Books

Children's Books

All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color by Katie Kissinger

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Daddy, There's a Noise Outside by Kenneth Braswell

Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

Skin Again by bell hooks

Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Ph.D. and Marietta Collins, Ph.D. (Discussion Guide)

The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson

Your Name Is A Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Books for Preschoolers

AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi

Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney

We are Grateful Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

​

Children's Books Read Aloud

Black Lives Matter Instructional Library - 30 books in English, 6 in Spanish; curated by Phoebe Defino

​

Books for Teens & Preteens

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

The March Triology by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer - The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

​

A Comprehensive List of Books for All Ages from St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC​

​

Children's Books to Further Conversations on Race from PBS

Books for Adults

An Antiracist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi

The ABC's of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences by Carolyn B. Hesel and Y. Joy Harris-Smith

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan

How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Discussion Guide)

How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming

Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

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

Racially Diverse-Owned Businesses

21 Anti-Racism Videos to Share with Kids
from We Are Teachers

Videos for Teens (& Adults)

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel
Acho

A Comprehensive List of Books for All Ages from St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC

Children's Books to Further Conversations on Race
from PBS

Black-Owned - 181 places to start