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Fiction - The Other Side By Jaqueline Woodson
Nonfiction - The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander
Articles
20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace and Do Good
Embrace Race
Considerations for Early Childhood and Early Elementary Educators on Slavery and Resistance
TeachingforChange.org
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books
Freedom Reads: AntiBias Book Talk Series
Books for K-2
Fiction (just a sampling of many great titles)
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
Different Differenter: An Activity Book About Skin Color by Jyoti Gupta
Each Kindness by Jaqueline Woodson
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
Nya's Long Walk by Linda Sue Park
The Other Side by Jaqueline Woodson
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
What is Given From the Heart by Patricia McKissack
NonFiction (just a sampling of many great titles):
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace
Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers
It’s Ok to Be Different by Todd Parr
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaking Stream of Inventions by Christ Barton
The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson
Blogs
PDFs
Podcasts
8 Podcasts That Help You Talk to Kids About Race, Plus 10 racially diverse podcasts your kids will enjoy
The Bello Collective
Videos
Black Lives Matter Instructional Library (Interactive Slide Presentation)
(Need Source) This resource provides direct links to texts read aloud for younger children.
Is My Skin Brown Because I Drank Chocolate Milk?
TedTalk by Beverly Daniel Tatum
A Kid's Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
YouTube
You Matter - A Read Along with Christian Robinson
Sesame Street Explains Black Lives Matter
CNN & Sesame Street
Abby Cadabby Shares a Personal Story
CNN & Sesame Street
Websites
SocialJusticeBooks.org
How To Talk to Kids About Race (Ages 3-8)
Incultureparent.com