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Anti-Racism

TEENS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. 

Teen Talk is a weekly program for ages 13-18. Participants discuss current events, everyday life, resources, and more.

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This special panel discussion will explore how to engage in difficult conversations about race in your community, provide available resources, and share ideas to move the community forward. Teens will be able to ask questions during the second half of the session. 

CLICK HERE to register. 

Meeting Room Capacity: 100 participants

21 Anti-Racism Videos To Share With Kids

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Recommended Materials

"31 Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance"

Picture Books

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson

Mixed by Arree Chung

A Ride to Remember by Sharon Langley

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

Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano and Donald Moses

The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson and Vanessa Bradley Newton

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Chapter Books

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Curtis

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson

Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged by Jody Nyasha Warner 

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Books for Young Adults

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in American edited by Ibi Zoboi

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Dig by A.S. King

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal

March, Books 1-3 by John R. Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

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

X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz & Kekla Magoon

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Additional Book Lists and other Resources

100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice

Talking Race with Young Children- Podcast

Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race

ADL’s Children’s Book List

Diverse Children’s Book List

Here's How W. Kamau Bell Talks About Race With His Kids

31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

Illustrator Christian Robinson uses art to talk about anger

Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality, and organizing for young readers

School Library Journal’s Antiracist Resources and Reads: Lists for All Ages

We Need Diverse Books- Imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book! This nonprofit advocates essential changes in the publishing industry and promotes literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.

Raising Race Conscious Children- A resource to support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children.

embracerace- Tools, resources, discussion spaces, and networks to raise kids who think critically about racial inequity

The Brown Bookshelf-  designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers. Their flagship initiative is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by Black creators.

Articles

• "ALA Executive Board stands with BCALA in condemning violence and racism towards Black people and all People of Color"

• "Letters for Black Lives"

• "First, Listen. Then, Learn: Anti-Racism Resources For White People"

• "Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup"

• "Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages"

• "KidLit Rally 4 Black Lives: Anti-Racist Resources for Children, Families, and Educators"

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hISTORICAL rESOURCES

Black History and Culture: Explore the history, arts and culture of Black experience in the United States

Learning from the past to inspire the future - Historical Figures, Photography, Artifacts, Art, and more.

by Google Arts & Culture

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Illinois' African-American History and Heritage
Discover sites that reflect the legacy of African-Americans on the history and culture of Illinois, from museums to music.

by Enjoy Illinois

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African Americans in Illinois

by the Illinois Historic Preservation Division

aDDITIONAL mATERIALS

"Mr. Rogers Took A Stand To End Racism"

article by Biography.com

List compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.

CLICK HERE to view the original document.

Articles to read:

• “America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)

• Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists

• ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)

• The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine

• The Combahee River Collective Statement

• “The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)

• Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD

• “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)

• ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh

• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)

Videos to watch:

• Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)

• "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)

Podcasts to subscribe to:

• 1619 (New York Times)

• About Race

• Code Switch (NPR)

• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw

• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

• Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)

• Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)

• Seeing White

Books to read:

• Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper

• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

• How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

• Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold

• Redefining Realness by Janet Mock 

• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
  by Michelle Alexander

• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
  by Grace Lee Boggs

• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

• This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga

• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson

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

Films and TV series to watch:

• 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

• American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix

• Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent

• Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent

• Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent

• Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix

• Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent

• I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy

• If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu

• Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent for free in June in the U.S.

• King In The Wilderness  — HBO

• See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix

• Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent

• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent

• The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax

• When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

Organizations to follow on social media:

• Antiracism Center: Twitter

• Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 

• Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 

• Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 

• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

• United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

More anti-racism resources to check out:

• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

• Anti-Racism Project

• Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)

• Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources

• Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism

• Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac

• Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits

• The [White] Shift on Instagram

• “Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie

• Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials

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Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:

• Books:

  • Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults

  • 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

• Podcasts:

  • Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’

  • Fare of the Free Child podcast

  • Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”

• Articles:

  • PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month

  • Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good

• The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon

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List compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.