Talking about Race

Here are some resources to help us all learn more about race and how to be anti-racist.  We will continue to add to this list as information is available.  Community perspectives are invited as we learn together.  Email miparentedge@gmail.com to share resources you have found helpful.

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MI PARENT EDGE WEBINAR RECORDINGS

What I Meant and What I Said: Understanding Cross Cultural Communication with Rosetta Lee – October 2020

• Webinar Recording
• Cross Cultural Communication Hotsheet
• Presentation Slides

Navigating Microaggressions with Rosetta Lee – October 2020

• Webinar Recording
• Navigating Microaggressions Hotsheet
• Presentation Slides

LOCAL MUSEUMS & RESOURCES

• Northwest African American Museum   
• Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience  
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center   
• Holocaust Center for Humanity  

RESOURCES

• What do White Children Need to Know About Race? – Ali Michaels
• Talking to your Kids about Racism – Unicef
• Resources on Anti-Racism – ParentMap
• How We Can Do Better in the Aftermath of Hate – Cultures of Dignity
• Family conversations about hate incidents, terrorism and bias-motivated violence and lesson plans from the Anti-Defamation League – Cultures of Dignity
• Making Caring Common offers tips for parents and educators on  how to talk to kids about the unthinkable events in life with your kids – Cultures of Dignity
• Teaching Tolerance’s list of lesson plans and information on why and how we must talk about hate so we do not normalize it – Cultures of Dignity
• Facing History and Ourselves has an excellent list of antisemitism & religious intolerance resources for middle and high schools students – Cultures of Dignity
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – Emmanuel Acho
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy – (Young Readers Edition) Emmanuel Acho
• White Privilege and Racism – The Responsible Consumer
• When are kids old enough to talk about racism? – Greater Good Science Center
• Resources for talking about Race, Racism, and Racialized Violence with Kids – Center for Racial Justice in Education
• Teaching about Race, Racism and Police Violence – Teaching Tolerance
• Talking to children after racial incidents – University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
• How white parents can talk to their kids about race – NPR
• How to talk to your kids about white privilege – Red Tricycle
• How Adults Communicate Bias to Children – Greater Good Science Center
  A new study suggests preschoolers can “catch” prejudice from grown-ups through nonverbal behavior—and it hints at solutions.
• Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children – Greater Good Science Center
  How do we combat racial prejudice? New research reveals how parents influence the formation of bias in children.
• Rubbing Off – Greater Good Science Center Allison Briscoe-Smith explains how kids learn about race—and how their parents can help them make sense of difference.
• How Adults Can Support the Mental Health of Black Children – Psychologist Riana Elyse Anderson explains how families can communicate about race and cope with racial stress and trauma.
• How to Raise Kids Who Are More Tolerant Than You – Greater Good Science Center How can we avoid feeding hate and distrust in our children?
• Anti-Racism Resources – Challenge Success
• Racism and Violence: How to help kids handle the news – Child Mind Institute (Facebook Live event)
• Racism and Violence:  How to help Kids Handle the News – Child Mind Institue
• Dear white people, please read ‘White Fragility’ – Washington Post
• Resources on Anti-Racism – Parent Map
• Daily Actions – Seattle Indivisible
  View daily actions you can take to enact change in our city and state.  – includes phone scripts for calling your representatives, links and more
• Doing the work: Mercer Island Anti-Racism Resources & Support – provided by MyMercerIsland.com
• Anti-Racist Resources – Greater Good Science Center

WATCH & LISTEN

• Talking to your Kids about Race – Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
• When are Kids Old Enough to Talk about Race – Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
• Perpetual Foreigner Webinar Series (2021) – presented by the Education Coalition for Asian American Representation (ECAAR), a Mercer Island High School club that was formed with the goal of educating the public on Asian American history.
• PBS Kids Talk About: Race and Racism – video explains race, racism and anti-racism activism in an age-appropriate way.
• What Does Being An Ally Look Like? – Cultures of Dignity, Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman
• What Does Being an Ally Look Like? Part 2 – Cultures of Dignity, Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman
• How to talk to Kids about Race and Racism – Virtual Town Hall presented by Seattle Girls’ School featuring Rosetta Lee
• How to Confront your Implicit Bias – Katie Couric interviews Dr. Jennifer L Eberhardt, author of the book “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do”
• White Fragility – Discussion with Dr, Robin DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism” Presented by Seattle Channel Live.
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man – A conversation with Emmanuel Acho about race that many white people have never been able to have.
• Racism and Violence: How to help kids handle the news – Child Mind Institute (Facebook Live event)
• Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News – Common Sense Media
• Talking to Kids about Racism – Dr. Kira Banks
• Colorblind doesn’t cut it. Be brave and talk to your kids about race.  – Jasen Frelot on KUOW radio. January 2017

BOOKS

• Children’s Books for learning about Race/Racism – KCLS
• Children’s Book – Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness – Anastasia Higginbotham
• So You Want to Talk about Race –  Ijeoma Oluo
• How to be an Anti-Racist – Ibram X Kendi
• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism –  Dr. Robin DiAngelo  *View video ofDr. DiAngelo’s presentation on White Fragility in Seattle.
• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do – Jennifer L. Eberhardt PhD

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