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We found sources that would assist teachers in providing an equal education to students of all races and ethnicities. These sources educate on the importance of equal education and help teachers apply what they learn. Some of these sources are also powerful tools for students of any race or ethnicity!

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Why Are All The Blacks Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum

Straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. Patterns of self-selected segregation between students continue.

Grades 8-12, Educators, Parents

New Kid: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft

Jordan Banks navigating his new, prestigious private school culture where he is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

Middle School

The Hate You Give Angie Thomas and Amandla Stenberg

A teenage girl who grapples with racism, police brutality, and activism after witnessing her Black friend murdered by police.

Middle School- 13 years and up

March John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

First Hand account of John Lews’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, mediating in the modern age on he distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and Segregation. Personal stories emphasizing highs and lows of the broad civil rights movement.

Middle School- High School, Educators, Parents.

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4 groups/organizations who work on issues pertaining to your topic

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4 groups/organizations who work on issues pertaining to your topic

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- Parity.org
Parity.Org is the leading impact organization increasing representation of women and people of color in leadership, where the gap is the widest. Founded in 2017, with a mission to create parity in leadership for people of color.

Fair Start Movement
- We can disrupt the trend of rising inequality when everyone plans for a fair start. See what they are doing to reduce inequality.

NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) The NAACP is the largest civil rights organization in the nation with over 2 million activists involved in its 2,200 units across the country. Its mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic rights of Black people and to eliminate race-based discrimination. Its website offers ways to volunteer

The Black Youth Project (BYP)
examines the attitudes, resources, and culture of Black millennials. It explores how culture influences the decisions young people make in terms of health, sex, and politics.
BYP conducts research, shares knowledge, and takes action.

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Elementary School Lesson Plans:
https://study.com/academy/lesson/racism-lesson-plan-for-elementary-school.html

https://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/race-and-ethnicity/all

Middle School Lesson Plans:
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/social-justice/social-justice-lesson-plans/talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students

https://www.eds-resources.com/edworldcultures.htm

Secondary Lesson Plans:
http://criticalmediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Race-and-Ethnicity_LessonPlan.pdf

https://www.oakmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HS_Race_and_Ethnic_Studies_CB-sample-lesson-2021.pdf

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This first website is for teachers who have a hard time talking about race and need ideas on how to approach it.

https://educators4sc.org/topic-guides/teaching-about-race/

This website is for teachers teaching about race and ethnicity and need resources on how to do so.

https://www.learningforjustice.org/topics/race-ethnicity

This website for teachers helps have those critical conversations with your students.

https://oursharedfuture.si.edu/resources/k-12-educational-resources

This last website is for students to help with a self-study guide on race and ethnicity.

https://students.wustl.edu/race-ethnicity-self-study-guide/

https://umana-taylorlab.gse.harvard.edu/files/gse-umana-taylorlab/files/eri_fact_sheet_olivia_wheeler_r.pdf

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Race, Ethnicity, Nationality

3 Minutes. Definitions and visual categorization of Race, Ethnicity, Nationality explained in the form of Jelly Beans. For all age groups.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CqV3CK6QfcU

On Diversity: Access Ain’t Inclusion By Anthony Abraham Jack

12 Minute Ted Talk- Referring to College education but can relate to all forms of education. Reveals how and why disadvantaged students struggle and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive. Speaking to Educators and Community Members

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j7w2Gv7ueOc

Why Race Matters and How to Talk About It By Alex Kajitani

15 Minute Ted Talk- Race Matters. Family History Matters. Understand how we form our own attitude about ourselves. Understand what racism really is. Key to understanding why race matters is to understand the process we go through when forming our own awareness about our own ethnicity. “Talking about race and ethnicity is NOT racism. Acting badly towards someone because of their race or ethnicity IS.” Addressing Educators, Parents, Community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tZ4ZZUNXpkY

Race Through Education By Madison and Fawziah

Podcast “exploring how Black and Brown people experience education in America. Through informed conversation with experts and centering of the lived experiences of Black and Latinx folx, we aim to understand the complexities of learning and schooling in America.” Addressing educators, students, parents, etc.

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Social media sites that pertain to your topic in some way.  

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Social media sites that pertain to your topic in some way.  

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Social Media 1: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Blog
This blog shares many articles about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and also shares events(training and professional development) for students and faculties.

Social Media 2:  Race and Ethnicity in America
Blog created by the University of California that shares articles and resources about Race and Ethnicity in America.

Social Media 3:  Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
This page is dedicated to information and research that focuses on the psychology of race, ethnicity

Social Media 4: Race Ethnicity and Education Network
REEN exists to foster solidarity between academics, community members and educational professionals on issues of social justice. We seek to link professional practice to current theories and thinking about race, racism and race inequality.

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About Rebekah Gienapp I'm Rebekah Gienapp: Mommy, R. (2022, November 8). 21 powerful children's books about race and racism. Rebekah Gienapp. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.rebekahgienapp.com/childrens-books-about-race/

Adolescent ethnic-racial identity development laboratory. Adolescent Ethnic-Racial Identity Development Laboratory. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://umana-taylorlab.gse.harvard.edu/ Craft, J., & Callahan, J. (2019). New kid. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Bonilla-Silva, E. (2022). Racism without racists: Color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in America. Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.

Brown, S. J., & Ziyad, H. (2019, June 27). Knowledge, voice, and action. The Black Youth Project. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from http://blackyouthproject.com/

Delpit, L. (2006). Other people's children: Cultural conflict in the classroom. New Press.

Dillard, C. (2020, April 19). Child inequality facts: Fair start movement. Join the Fair Start Revelotion | Having Kids. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://fairstartmovement.org/child-inequality-facts/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4aacBhCUARIsAI55maE4P_tbuZJfFpV6PFA5ZgeVea1ohC4dZ8IE--6ruEyA4UOSCGismBIaAod_EALw_wcB

Home. Parity.org. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://www.parity.org/

Naacp@naacp. (n.d.). NAACP. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://naacp.org/

K-12 educational resources. Educator Tools for Teaching about Race | Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://oursharedfuture.si.edu/resources/k-12-educational-resources

Lesson Plans & worksheets for School Teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/race-and-ethnicity/all

Lewis, J., Aydin, A., & Powell, N. (2016). March. Top Shelf Productions.

Madison, & Fawziah. (n.d.). Race through education. Spotify. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://open.spotify.com/show/0A21bq36kT9Tcxm378raqc

Oluo, I. (2020). So you want to talk about race. Seal Press.

Sensoy, Ö., & DiAngelo, R. J. (2017). Is everyone really equal?: An introduction to key concepts in Social Justice Education. Teachers College Press.

Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. Facebook Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.facebook.com/race.ethnicity.immigration/

Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. Facebook Psychology of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.facebook.com/race.ethnicity.immigration/

Race and ethnicity in America. UC Press Blog. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/tag/race-and-ethnicity-in-america/

Race Ethnicity and Education Network. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://reenexeter.wordpress.com/

Training and professional development. Diversity Equity and Inclusion Blog. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://blogs.umsl.edu/diversity/training-and-professional-development/

Race and ethnicity Lesson Plan - critical media project. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://criticalmediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Race-and-Ethnicity_LessonPlan.pdf

Race and ethnic studies: Power and perspective - oak meadow. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.oakmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HS_Race_and_Ethnic_Studies_TM-sample-pages-2021.pdf

Race & Ethnicity. Learning for Justice. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.learningforjustice.org/topics/race-ethnicity

Take online courses. earn college credit. Research Schools, Degrees & Careers. Study.com | Take Online Courses. Earn College Credit. Research Schools, Degrees & Careers. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://study.com/academy/lesson/racism-lesson-plan-for-elementary-school.html

Talking about race and privilege: Lesson Plan for middle and high school students. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/social-justice/social-justice-lesson-plans/talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students

Tatum, B. D. (2017). "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?": And other conversations about race. Basic Books.

Teaching about race. Educators 4 Social Change. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://educators4sc.org/topic-guides/teaching-about-race/

TEDxTalks. (2019, June 13). On diversity: Access ain't inclusion | Anthony Jack | tedxcambridge. YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=j7w2Gv7ueOc TEDxTalks. (2014, April 10).

Thomas, A. (2017). The hate U give. Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Training and professional development. Diversity Equity and Inclusion Blog. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://blogs.umsl.edu/diversity/training-and-professional-development/

Why race matters and how to talk about it: Alex Kajitani at TEDxEncinitas. YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tZ4ZZUNXpkY

World Cultures Lesson Plans. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.eds-resources.com/edworldcultures.htm

YouTube. (2016, February 23). Race, ethnicity, nationality and Jellybeans. YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CqV3CK6QfcU

Brown, S. J., & Ziyad, H. (2019, June 27). Knowledge, voice, and action. The Black Youth Project. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from http://blackyouthproject.com/

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Book 1: Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas
Preschool and kindergarten-age children.
It covers so many topics, starting with identifying and loving your own skin tone. Children also learn why we have different skin tones, and some of the racial labels that people use to correlate will all those shades of skin.
(Recommended for ages 3 – 7)

Book 2: Skin Again by bell hooks and Chris Raschka
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide.Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.
(Recommended for ages 4 – 7)

Book 3: We Came to America by Faith Ringgold

Readers learn that “some of us were already here. Some of us were brought in chains, losing our freedom and our names.” Families of many ethnicities are shown coming to America to leave behind injustice, fear, and pain. Yet they also bring their “joyful songs, our stories wise and true.”
(Recommended for ages 4 – 8)

Book 4: Something Happened In Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
The children’s questions prompt responses from their parents that unpack the legacy of racism in the United States, as well as Black resistance to racism. The story has a variety of levels, and children will experience it differently at different ages. The book also includes extensive notes for parents on countering racism,  including resources specifically designed for Black families.
(Recommended for ages 5 – 10)

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Books for Secondary Teachers

- Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race that often leads to “colorblind” philosophy on race, there persist a litany of arguments, phrases, and stories used to systematize and justify racial inequalities.

- So You Want to Talk About Race  by Ijeoma Oluo
Gives honest, clear, and constructive, and conversations about race and racism, how to deal with racial prejudices and biases, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.

Books for Elementary Teachers

- Other People’s Children by Lisa Delpit
Explains how many of the academic problems attributed to children of color are often the result of miscommunication that stems from the struggle with the imbalance of power.

- Is Everyone Really Equal? by Ozlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo
This book addresses the most common stumbling blocks to understanding how social inequity is reproduced.