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)