Anti-Racism Resources

Compiled by Angela Ma Brown 馬翠宝 Anti-racism Educator, abrown@vsb.bc.ca.

Parent/Caregiver and Educator Resources: 

Books/Articles/Sites: 

• Be an Active Witness(Angela Ma Brown, The Foundry, Vancouver Children’s Hospital)
• Canadian Books to help tackle racism (Canadian Children’s book centre)
• 20 Picture books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace and Do Good(Embrace Race)
• Encouraging Diversity in Children’s books(First Book Canada)
• Raising & Teaching Anti-racist Kids (OISE Library)
• Anti-racism 101 for kids(Books for Littles)
• Anti-racism books for kids and teens(Huff post)
• Article: 10 Tipson Talking to Kids about Race & Racism
• Teaching for Change:Teaching young children about race
• Embrace Race:16 ways to help children become thoughtful, informed and brave about race
• Media Smarts:Media Literacy 101
• 37 kid-friendly movies and TV showsthat educate about diversity and race
•  Glossary ofTerms (Racial Equity Tools)
• Scaffolded Anti-racist Resources(Google doc, working document)
• Anti-racism Resources(Experiences Canada)

Videos: 

• Dr. Kira Banks(Scholar, Author, Consultant) & Britt Hawthorne (Author, Anti-racist Educator) How to raise anti-racist children
• Beverly Daniel Tatum (Psychologist, Educator, Author of “Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria”):
• Podcast
• Interview
• Black parents explainhow to deal with the police (*trigger warning*)
•  Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education:  Research Findings: Children notice race
• Ethnic-Racial Socialization(Embrace Race)
• Clark Doll Test(Dr. Kenneth Clark & Dr. Mamie Clark, NBC)

o   Re-created Clark Doll test (Italy, 2016)

o   Dr. Toni Sturdivant, Black Assistant professor (Texas) adapted the Clark Doll experiment in 2021

Videos for children: 

• Sesame Street (Racial Justiceresources):

o  Explaining Race  (Elmo and friends)

o  Lupita Nyong’o & Elmo (skin colour)

o  Whoopi Goldberg & Elmo (skin and hair)

o  Racism Town Hall (interviews with Sesame street characters about racism)

• Access to Media Education Society (AMES): Animation videos 
• Tune In (Be an Active Witness)
• Break it Down(‘Break down’ stereotypes)
• Pass it On(Pass on care and kindness, not hurt and harm)
• PBS Kids:
• Video: Kids talk about racismwith their families
• Video: Arthur on Racism (“Talk, Listen, Act”)

 

Videos for youth: 

• CBC Kids News:

o   Kids & Teens share experiences of Anti-Asian Racism

o   Mataya Gillis, 16-year-old, Inuvialuit: “National holiday is an opportunity to push for change”

o   Haleluya Hailu, 17-year-old, Surrey, BC, “Racism in schools must stop.”

• N’we Jinan Artists:  “Many Paths” (Kawacatoose First Nation, Saskatchewan)
• End the Gap (Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Fair funding for First Nations Schools)
• Because I’m Latino, I can’t have money
• My Culture is not a Costume(Cultural Appropriation, Teen vogue)
• A lesson on white privilege (UK)

 

Toys and Activities:

• 35 ToysThat Encourage Diversity & Inclusion
• The Power of PlayOur Favourite Multicultural Products to ensure your childcare facility reflects the children in it (Scholar’s Choice)
• 18 diverse dollsfor children of all skin tones
• Diverse toys onEtsy
• How todiversify your toy box (NY Times)