Anti-Racism Resources: for Young People
Lists of resources for adults and young people, to help educate and promote racial equality.
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BEING ANTI-RACIST: Books and Resources for Young People
From Our Collections: Digital
From Our Collections: In print
Booklists
- EmbraceRaceA variety of book lists supporting four goals:
* Nurture resilience in children of color
* Nurture inclusive, empathetic children of all stripes
* Raise kids who think critically about racial inequity
* Support a movement of kid and adult racial justice advocates for all children - The Conscious KidAn education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth. We support organizations, families, and educators in taking action to disrupt racism in young children.
- Publishers WeeklyAn Anti-Racist Children's and Teens reading list
- Teaching for ChangeBy drawing direct connections to real world issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.
Book Awards of Interest
- Coretta Scott King Book AwardsThe Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
- Pura Belpre AwardsThe Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
- American Indian Youth Literature AwardAwarded biennially, the AIYLA identifies and honors the very best writing and illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. Books selected to receive the award present Indigenous North American peoples in the fullness of their humanity
Understanding Anti-Racism
(Click and Watch)Above the Noise: Understanding Anti-Racism (S4 E15 from PBS SoCal) explains to young people what anti-racism is and what does it mean to be anti-racist?
(Click and hit Listen)Interview from a Washington D.C. based program, "Kojo For Kids" on June 1, 2020, in which Jason Reynolds is a guest and talks about why people are angry and what can we do about racism. Segment includes questions from young people ages 8, 9, 10, 17.
Communities of Readers
Online Exhibits
Anti-racism and Educators as Allies: A Virtual Children's Literature Library from San Diego State University. Includes suggested books by grade levels.