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Networking, Resourcing, & Advocating
for Faith Formation Ministries
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.
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Criteria used for this list (not all resources match all criteria):
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Authored/created by a respected authority on the topic, preferably African American
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Accessible for all or specific ages
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Includes a focus on what white people can do
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New (March 2020ff)
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*Recently added resources appear in red
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Articles for Parents & Faith Formation Leaders
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Anti-Racism for Kids: An Age-By-Age Guide to Fighting Hate
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Beyond the Hashtag: How To Take Anti-Racist Action in Your Life
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Guide for Parents of Asian-American Adolescents
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How Parents Can Support Kids Through (and Beyond) the Latest Wave of Anti-Asian American Violence from CNN
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How To Be Anti-Racist: Speak Out in Your Own Circles (includes examples of microagressions)
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How To Start Conversations About Anti-Asian Racism with Your Family an NPR interview with Nicole Chung and Christine Koh
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How To Talk To Kids About Anti-Asian Violence
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How White Parents Can Talk to Their Kids About Race
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It's Not a Multi-Cultural Church If...
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Talking with Children About Racism, Police Brutality, and Protests
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Teaching Young Children About Race
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Ten Steps for Reviewing Children's Books on Racism
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They're Not Too Young to Talk About Race (age chart)
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When Christians Won't Say #BlackLivesMatter
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White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness: A Covert and Overt Beast (includes an overt & covert white supremacy chart)
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Your 5-Year-Old is Already Racially Biased - Here's What You Can Do About It
Recorded Webinars
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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
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21-Day Racial Equality Challenge from Dr. Eddy Moore, Jr.
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More 21-Day Challenges from Dr. Eddy Moore, Jr.
Videos for Teens (& Adults)​​
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13th (documentary) on Netflix
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"All Lives Matter"
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Get Home Safely: 10 Rules of Survival from SALT Project
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Extended One-Minute Word: What I Need From My White Allies with Rev. Darrell Goodwin, UCC Conference Minister
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Racism and Reconciliation from Amplify Media (UMC) - free very short discussion starters
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Systemic Racism Explained
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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Emmanuel
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What's Wrong With Saying "All Lives Matter"?
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White Privilege Glasses from Chicago Theological Seminary
Curriculum Resources
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Civil Rights Activity Book for older children from the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Deep Blue Life: Faith and Culture - Anti-Racism (free download to use with children)
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Examining Whiteness: An Anti-Racist Curriculum from the Unitarian Universalist Association
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Sacred Conversations to End Racism, a UCC resource
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White Privilege: Let's Talk - A Resource for Transformational Dialogue from the United Church of Christ
Websites
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About Junteenth (UCC)
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Critical Race Theory (UCC)
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Embrace Race
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Equal Justice Institute & Legacy Museum (visit to learn about enslavement, lynching, segregation, and in what ways they still exist today)
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KidCo: Miss Anna Talks to Kids About Racism (includes free discussion/activity downloads for parents & families)
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Learning For Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian): Talking About Race
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Raising Race Conscious Children
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Social Justice Books
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United Church of Christ Racial Justice Ministries
Books
Children's Books
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All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color by Katie Kissinger
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Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
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Daddy, There's a Noise Outside by Kenneth Braswell
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Eyes That Kiss In the Corners by Joanna Ho
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Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
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Skin Again by bell hooks
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Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Ph.D. and Marietta Collins, Ph.D. (Discussion Guide)
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The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
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The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism
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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson
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Your Name Is A Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Books for Preschoolers
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AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney
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We are Grateful Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
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Children's Books Read Aloud
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Black Lives Matter Instructional Library - 30 books in English, 6 in Spanish; curated by Phoebe Defino
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Sankofa Read Aloud
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Storytime with Ms. Melange
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Woke Kindergarten
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Books for Teens & Preteens
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Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
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The March Triology by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
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This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer - The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
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A Comprehensive List of Books for All Ages from St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC​
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Children's Books to Further Conversations on Race
from PBS
Books for Adults
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An Antiracist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi
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The ABC's of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences by Carolyn B. Hesel and Y. Joy Harris-Smith
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
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Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan
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How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Discussion Guide)
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How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
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Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
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So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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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
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