Families push back against neighborly racial profiling
“Neighbors share ‘be on the look out’ posts when Black transients are seen in our neighborhood, while a White transient is fiercely protected — a beloved fixture in our community, actually...”
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Another white friend, honey?
"Why did God give you this gross hair? Why didn't he give you princess hair like mine?" I just stared at her, because I couldn't fathom why she would ever say something like that. But thankfully, my daughter didn't get upset. Instead, she retorted…”
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A cartoonist on growing up multiracial in the U.S.
"’I would get a lot of stereotypes about being black or being Asian that would discredit my achievements,’ the animation student told HufffPost. ‘Others would come up and say, ‘Just ignore them. You’re you!’ That latter was a ‘nice thought,’ but not the easiest message to absorb as a little kid, Khansmith said.'"
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The myth of children as racial innocents
"Or maybe you are one of the parents, like many who enter my laboratory at Yale and like my closest friends and relatives, who explain that your child is DEFINITELY not aware of race—in fact, your child is that very product of Dr. King’s vision—able to treat others based on character rather than skin color."
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I’m that scary brown man
"I knew the drill – I’ve been trained since I was a kid: ‘You’re a big brown guy – don’t be too scary. Don’t be too big. Don’t be too brown.’”
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The trauma-informed classroom
"Below are some strategies I implement in K-6 classrooms that prepare the brain for sustained attention and reduce distractions. These strategies are beneficial for all students, but especially those who come into the classroom carrying negative emotion. We implement these throughout the day—at the beginning of class, after recess or lunch, or at the end of the day."
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7 Ways to Calm a Young Brain in Trauma
Lori Desautels, Edutopia
[3-minute read]
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As parents, we need to acknowledge how we routinely perpetuate prejudice and/or racism
"While dismantling systematic racism is a daunting task, here are five ways parents pass down prejudice, which can lead to the perpetuation of racism:
1. We Say One Thing, But Do Another ..."
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Resources to use with kids
Books featuring black boys for the 10 & under set
"Here are more than 20 picture books featuring Black males as the main protagonist to enjoy with the little ones in your life."
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1000 black girl books, searchable by reading level
1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide. Because we love our girls and boys equally.
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1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide
Grassroots Community Foundation
[7-minute read]
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Social justice summer reading
Teaching for Change’s recommendations of new 2016 and 2017 books that are multicultural and have a social justice angle. Early elementary to young adult.
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2017 Summer Reading List
Social Justice Books
[7-minute read]
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Your turn
Ideas for EmbraceRace? Ways we can help? Email us at hugs@embracerace.org (or simply respond to this email).
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