87: Online Resources to Teach Kids about Racism

In this episode, I share some online resources to teach kids about racism. All the websites I refer to are linked below.

Resources to help parents know how to talk about racism

* National Museum of African American History and Culture has a section "Talking About Race." Be sure not to miss the videos on implicit bias in the "Being Antiracist" topic.

* NY Times book list for kids

* Coretta Scott King Book Award winners

* Movies - Akeelah and the Bee

* Younger children - CNN/Sesame Street town hall on racism

* Instagram to follow - Kamri Phillippi (kamphoxy)

Resources to teach about Black History in the USA

* Sit-in at Woolworth store lunch counter in Greensboro NC - video reenactment and teacher notes with questions

* Ted-Ed videos on famous black Americans eg. Benjamin Banneker, Ida B Wells

* Harlem Renaissance digital breakout


* MLK Comic book from his time period

* Negro Travelers Green book from 1956


* Readings from Slave Narratives done by actors (not suitable for younger children). The documentary is called "Unchained Memories".

* Disney movie Ruby Bridges about the first black student to attend an integrated school in New Orleans in 1960

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