Books For Children:

1000 Black Girl Books: A Resource Guide

The New York Times: These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids

Carnegie Library Booklist: The titles here explore and celebrate the lives and history of African Americans.

Booklists with Links to the Library Catalog, Overdrive & Hoopla 

• Race Relations, Justice, & Activism ages 0-12: booklist
• Race, Justice, & Activism for tweens & teens booklist

Resources for Parents and Teachers:

• What do we tell our Children?  (USA Today)
• How Parents Can use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids.. (Common Sense Media)
• How to Talk to Your White Children About George Floyd (Ramshackle Glam)
• Our Trauma Shall Be Viral No More (Medium.com)
• George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery, & Amy Cooper (Trevor Noah)
•  How Do I Make Sure I’m Not Raising the Next Amy Cooper (CNN)
• Avoiding Racial Equity Detours (Ed Change) 
• Bearing Witness: The Death of George Floyd (Facing History & Ourselves)
• Why We Can’t Afford Whitewashing Social-Emotional Learning (ASCD) 
• Systemic Racism Explained video
• The Unequal Opportunity Race video
• Redesigning for an Anti-Racist Classroom Blog Series
• Anti-Racism for School & Youth: This guide is intended to be a resource for anti-racism education and learning. Resources had been compiled from school and public library staff from across the state.

PBS:Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching

In this four-part series, explore tools for anti-racist teaching and consider the ways in which we can use media and media literacy to deepen our understanding of systemic racism.

Series:

1. Deepening your understanding of Race & Racism
2. Using Media to Know Better, Teach Better
3. Amplify Student Voices
4. Focusing on Young Learners

*Inclusion in the list may not be interpreted as the library’s endorsement.