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2021-2022
2020-2021             2019-2020
2018-2019              2017-2018

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K/1st: Areli Is a Dreamer - A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient

By Areli Morales,  Luisa Uribe
2nd/3rd: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil,  Anait Semirdzhyan
4th/5th:  Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams,  R Gregory Christie

Discussion Questions:
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K/1st: Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman,  Loren Long

2nd/3rd: The 1619 Project Born on the Water

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,  Renee Watson,  Nikkolas Smith

4th/5th: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jameson and Omar Mohamed

Discussion Questions:
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Parent Educational Equity Group Meet-Ups

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Parent Educational Equity Group Meet-Ups

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The PS 39 Diversity & Inclusion Equity Team invites you to monthly meet-ups with our community members committed to equity in NYC public schools.  Join this group for guest speakers and parent-led discussions on current events, podcasts, and articles related to equity issues. Each meeting will end with action items for the group and ways to get involved with equity initiatives throughout the city. The goal is to build community, raise awareness among PS39 parents/caregivers, and to contribute to equity campaigns.

We invite people to not only participate, but to lead discussions on issues that are important to them. Some starting topics will be:

PTA funding, school desegregation

LGBTQIA student inclusion

Rights for differently-abled individuals

We are looking for an additional parent/caregiver lead for these discussions. Please email swatiparikh@gmail.com if you are interested in joining or facilitating one of our meetings, joining as a parent/caregiver lead, or have topics you would like to see discussed.

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K/1st: Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams
2nd/3rd: The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
4th/5th: 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith Jr., Shane W. Evans

Discussion Questions:
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K/1st: Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

by Renee Watson,  Christian Robinson

2nd/3rd: Someday Is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich,  Jade Johnson

4th/5th: Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

by Katherine Johnson

Discussion Questions:
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K/1st: Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
2nd/3rd: Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
4th/5th: Guts by Raina Telgemeier

Discussion Questions:
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Parent and Educator Workshop: The Talk with Rachel Lotus

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Parent and Educator Workshop: The Talk with Rachel Lotus

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PS39's D&I Equity Team is thrilled to present a workshop on Gender, Sex and Sexuality, on Monday December 13th at 7pm. In this talk for parents and educators, sexuality educator and founder of The Talk, Rachel Lotus will discuss topics such as:

★ Early and often: start talking, keep talking.
★ Progressive, social emotional sex ed: beyond biology.
★ How and when to talk about difficult, oft-avoided topics.
★ Reflections on our own sex ed histories. Which belief systems do we hope to pass on to our
children? Which would we rather leave behind?
★ Points of entry: learn to start conversations proactively instead of waiting for questions to come.
★ Resources for parents and kids of all ages and stages.

Attendees will leave equipped with actionable steps, practical help with language, and developmentally appropriate resources.

Please click Here to register.

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December 2021 BOM: Persons with Disabilities

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December 2021 BOM: Persons with Disabilities

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K/1st Amazing by Steve Antony
2nd/3rd She Persisted in Sports by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger
4th/5th I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell,  Lauren Mark Baldo

Discussion Questions:
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November 2021 BOM: Native American Heritage

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November 2021 BOM: Native American Heritage

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K/1st At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorell,  Weshoyot Alvitre
2nd/3rd Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac,  Liz Amini-Holmes
4th/5th Crossing Bok Chitto: A Chocktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom by Tim Tingle,  Jeanne Rorex Bridges

Discussion Questions:
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliot
Please join us for Dialogue & Drinks, January 11th, at 8:00pm (location TBD) and enjoy some real adult conversation about this month's selection.  RSVP to swatiparikh@gmail.com for more details.

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The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

Please join us for Dialogue & Drinks, October 26th, at 8:00pm in the backyard at Commonwealth Bar and enjoy some real adult conversation about this month's selection.  RSVP to swatiparikh@gmail.com for more details.

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K/1st I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien
2nd/3rd Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, E.B Lewis
4th/5th Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

Discussion Questions:
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September 2021 BOM Picks: Multiculturalism

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September 2021 BOM Picks: Multiculturalism

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K/1st
Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
2nd/3rd
Your Name is a Song by Jamila Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe
4th/5th
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

Discussion Questions
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Juneteenth.com
Brooklyn Library Juneteenth Events
Brooklyn Museum’s Juneteenth Celebration
12th Annual Juneteenth NYC Festival

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https://apple.news/AIEfBQfpiRWWp6iR3MYTGyA

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Pride Signs from our 4th Graders

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Leaders react to anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic hate crimes

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Leaders react to anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic hate crimes

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https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/leaders-react-to-rise-in-antisemitic-anti-muslim-hate-crimes-in-u-s-113335365881

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Our own Lynn Bernstein has her art as protest feature on the 1921 Tulsa massacre. 100 Years Ago in Tulsa | The Nation

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How to Teach kids about Learning Disabilities and Inclusion

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The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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Girl. Woman. Other by Bernardine Evaristo

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Sesame Street Special: Standing Up to Racism
Embrace.org : 10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids about Race
The Center for Racial Justice's Guide to Talking to Kids About Race
Let us Also Talk to our Kids About Microagressions
Pepperdine University's ​Confronting Prejudice : How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
Tolerance.org: Teaching Kindness Isn't the Same as Teaching Justice
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk about ​Race: Resource Roundup
New Victory Theater's New Website - free performance art based resources
The New York Times' Interactive Stories and Projects on Race

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Conscious Kids' How to think about the books in your Child's Library
100 Race-Conscious Things To Say to your Child to Advance Racial Justice
13 Ways to Show up as Anti-Racist
75 things White People Can do for Racial Justice
List of Resources on How to Dismantle Systemic Racism
The Center for Racial Justice’s Resource Guide
Get to Know Activist Jane Elliot
​Non-Black Folks: Self Educate and Practice Direct Action: A Working List
Black Lives Matter: Now What?
Act To Change: Solidarity Resources
A Friend Shared Their Journey Regarding Racism and Whiteness:  And Lots and Lots of Resources

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Support the Black Lives Movement and Protesters in NYC
Black Lives Matter: Direct Ways to Take Action
Communities United for Police Reform
Sign the BLM Petition to Defund the Police
135 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color
Support The Movement for Black Lives
Support any number of Bail Funds
Join Campaign Zero
Black Theatre United
Equal Justice Initiative
Teaching Tolerance
NAACP
The Innocence Project exonerates those wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
Exodus Transitional Community (NYC) is committed to helping those formerly incarcerated from Rikers
Open Hands Legal Services brings free legal services directly to community members at host non-profit organizations throughout the city.
Color of Change helps to do something real about Injustice
​The Conscious Kid
Embrace Race
SURJ NYC
Black Women’s Blueprint

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​Centralized updates on where Protests are Happening in NYC
Talks:
Raising Antiracist Kids: Ibram X. Kendi with Derecka Purnell
TED Talks: Ibram X. Kendi: The Difference Between Being Not Racist and Anti-Racist
The Brown Bookshelf Rally
Tough Talks: Unpacking White Privilege & Raising Anti-Racist Children
Solidarity Convos: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Black Lives
PBS Special Event: Talking to Children  Authentically About Race and Racism
CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall on Racism
Read or Listen to The 1619 Project
Author Jason Reynolds Talks About Racism and Protests: Audio
Workshops/Seminars:
Race Forward’s Building Racial Equity Virtual Training Series
DoNYC's Virtual Workshops and Events on Racial Equity and Solidarity
​The Ally Nudge
Embrace Race Seminar: How to Make Sure I'm Not Raising the Next Amy Cooper. Original Article Here

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Videos:
Why the Statement "All Lives Matter" is So Problematic
Please Watch: Author Kimberly Jones "How Can You Win?" Video​
John Oliver on Defunding the Police
​Act.tv's Video Explanation of Systemic Racism
A Conversation on Race: A series of Short Films About Identity in America

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​Center for Racial Justice Parent Workshop 

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Here are the materials from our racial justice workshop.
Children are Not Colorblind
Lens of Systemic Oppression
Parents Resource Guide
White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

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Read about efforts to diversity middle schools in our district here.
From the DOE / City Council
Equity & Diversity in Schools for ALL
Desegregating NYC: 12 steps toward a more Inclusive city
​Integrate NYC
A youth run organization that stands for integration and equity in NYC schools.
Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework
​The CR-S framework helps educators create student-centered learning environments that affirm racial, linguistic and cultural identities and empower students as agents of social change.
Center for Racial Justice
Webinars from the Child Study Center at NYU
Topics ranging from teaching kids about the internet to overcoming anxiety
How to talk to your children about Disabilities and Differences
Check out this website for a variety of resources: Doing Good Together

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​Here are some resources for the current state of our community. We have ways to help others in our community, ways to support our children, and ways to support yourselves. Choose what works for you and your family, and stay healthy, safe and engaged in our community.
Outdoor Inclusive Activites
Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
Supporting Our Children
Tips for Coping at Home
Childcare Assistance
Crisis Text Line
Mental Health Supports
Support for Immigrants

Live Family Supports
Webinars from NYU Langone
Child & Family Institute
Pro Bono/Donation Based Support Groups: Email childfamilyinstitute@gmail.com for more details.

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Resources for Talking to Our Kids:
Here are some articles for how to talk to our children about the attack on the Capitol
We are Teachers
Facing History offers ways to create space for discourse in a remote learning environment
Beyond the Stoplight
National Education Association

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Video on rise in anti-Semitism following latest conflict in Gaza.

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The cease-fire in Gaza is holding for now. But while the confrontation between Israel and Hamas was taking place, there were growing reports of antisemitic attacks and slurs in several American cities. William Brangham focuses on the disturbing questions this trend raises about hate in America with Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

Judy Woodruff:
The cease-fire in Gaza is holding for now. But while the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas was taking place, there were growing reports of anti-Semitic attacks and slurs in several American cities.

William Brangham focuses on the disturbing questions this raises once again about intolerance and hate in America.

William Brangham:
Judy, the Anti-Defamation League tracked reports of online comments, verbal confrontations, and physical assaults in the U.S. during that 11 days of bombing in Gaza and in Israel, finding - quote - "a drastic surge" in anti-Semitic language and attacks.

That included an attack on a 29-year-old man in New York, who was punched, kicked and pepper-sprayed in Times Square. In Los Angeles, five people suffered minor injuries after they were attacked by people waving Palestinian flags. In Tucson, Arizona, a synagogue was vandalized.

The ADL also reported thousands of tweets or retweets that seemed to echoed the phrase "Hitler was right." Last week, five Jewish organizations, including the ADL, wrote a letter to President Biden about their concerns over this rise in these hateful attacks, asking him to speak out more forcefully against them.

For more on all of this, we turn to Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

Jonathan, great to see you back on the "NewsHour."

In the past, your organization has documented that, when there is violence between Israelis and Palestinians, that anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. go up. Compare now to then. Are we seeing more now?

Jonathan Greenblatt:
Yes.

It is certainly true that in the past, conflagrations in the Middle East between Israeli and the Palestinians or its neighbors have created an - or catalyzed an uptick in anti-Semitism in America.

But what we are seeing now is more drastic and, frankly, more dangerous. The ADL track between the two weeks of the conflict and the two weeks before a 63 percent increase. And that surge is far greater than what we have seen in prior incidents, like 2014, for example.

But what I would also note is not just the quantitative, but the qualitative. The span of these attacks, they spread like wildfire across the country. You mentioned a few, California, Arizona, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Florida, acts of harassment and vandalism and violence.

So, number one, the span is much greater than what we have seen, but secondly the tone, the brazenness, the audacity of these assaults in broad daylight. We have seen people basically say, if you are wearing a Jewish star, you must be a Zionist and you should be killed.

We have seen people hurling bottles and objects at homes with mezuzot on the door that were identifiably Jewish. We have seen people driving cars or marauding through Jewish neighborhoods and yelling, "We're going to rape your women," right, or yelling things like "Allahu akbar," and literally then wreaking physical violence on people.

And one of the incidents that was captured was in broad daylight in Times Square, a group of people beating and bloodying a Jewish man whose only crime was he was wearing a kippah, to the point where he was left unconscious in the street while people kicked him, bloodied him with like crutches. It was really quite disgusting.

And to think that this is happening in America is really unconscionable.

William Brangham:
So, what do you attribute this to?

I remember, back during the Trump administration, you were quick to point out instances where you thought - political language that fomented anti-Semitism. Do you do you see political leaders now who are exacerbating this?

Jonathan Greenblatt:
Well, let's be clear. None of the people committing these crimes wearing MAGA hats, right?

The reality is, is, I do believe that political language can have real world consequences. But this is very different kind of political language. So, yes, we called out the prior president and his kind of acolytes, the extremists from marching in Charlottesville to marauding through Capitol Hill.

But, in this case, we have people waving Palestinian flags and then beating Jewish people. And, in this case, you know what I might really draw a parallel to is the hate crimes committed against Asian Americans, where unhinged, fictionalized conspiracies about China first spouted by political leaders led to real-world consequences, as Asian Americans were attacked on the streets.

Well, today, we have unhinged, fictionalized conspiracies about Israel, that somehow the Jewish state is systematically slaughtering children or committing genocide. And then that leads to real-world attacks on Jewish people in the streets of America, on our campuses, in our communities.

So, although, again, the political tenor may be different, the real outcome is the same. And that's why we think people, regardless of where you are on the spectrum, need to speak out clearly and firmly and forcefully and say, in an unambiguous way, that anti-Semitism is unacceptable, because, again, this isn't activism. It's hate, and it should be called out as such.

William Brangham:
In that letter that you sent to the White House, you specifically asked President Joe Biden to speak out more forcefully.

Have you heard from the White House since you sent them that letter?

Jonathan Greenblatt:
We have been in touch with the White House.

Look, and Joe Biden has been good on these issues his entire career, from his time in the Senate, to vice president, to now as president. He announced his run for office decrying the anti-Semitism that he saw in full view at Charlottesville.

So, just this morning, he tweeted out a firm statement we were pleased about. But we do think it's critical for the administration to stand squarely in solidarity with the Jewish community in this moment, when so many of us are feeling frightened.

I have heard from Jewish people across the country, and they are feeling scared. They have extremists on the right. They have these, if you might say, radical voices from the left. And they are wondering, is it safe for me to go out wearing a kippah? Is it safe for me to walk to synagogue on a Saturday morning?

Again, this is in America in 2021. So we think the leaders, not just President Biden, but members of Congress need to speak out and clearly and consistently call it anti-Semitism, without making equivalence or excuses for any other form of prejudice.

You can have fierce debates about Middle East policy, but that is not an excuse to assault and victimize Jewish people in America, in Europe, anywhere.

William Brangham:
All right, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, thank you very much for being here.

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The cease-fire in Gaza is holding for now. But while the confrontation between Israel and Hamas was taking place, there were growing reports of antisemitic attacks and slurs in several American cities. William Brangham focuses on the disturbing questions this trend raises about hate in America with Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

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June 2021 BOM Picks: Gender Identity & Fluidity

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June 2021 BOM Picks: Gender Identity & Fluidity

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K/1st

They, She, He, Easy as ABC by Maya Christina Gonzalez | Matthew Sg
2nd/3rd

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn | Noah Grigni

4th/5th

Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky

Discussion Questions:
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English: 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355), Press 2

Call 711 (Relay Service for Deaf/Hard of Hearing)

Español: 1-888-692-9355, Press 3

中文: 1-888-692-9355, Press 5

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Suicide Prevention

Suicide prevention and crisis counseling

Warm Transfers

Referrals and warm transfer to other services

Follow-up Care

Follow-up to check that you have connected to care and it is working for you

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We're here to listen and help with problems like stress, depression, anxiety, or drug and alcohol use. For you or someone you care for. What We Do Helping New Yorkers in Crisis NYC 988 is your...

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Spark and Stitch Institute: Provides age-by-age advice on how to process violence
Giffords (giffords.org)
Scientific American: How to Talk to Kids About Shootings and Gun Violence
Learning for Justice: Gun Violence in Schools (For educators and parents)

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-Text UNIVERSAL to 34131 to demand universal background checks for gun ownership.
-The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (csgv.org)
-Brady United: End Family Fire
-Sandy Hook Promise

-Everytown.org

-Moms Demand Action

-America’s unique gun violence problem, explained in 16 maps and charts

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Your Story, Our Story: Features objects and traditions that tell personal stories of American migration and cultural identity. This national project uncovers patterns and differences of our experiences across the country. Explore stories from across the country, upload a story that carries meaning in your family, and join us in telling the stories of American migration and cultural identity.

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The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

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Planned Parenthood: Talking to Kids Abot Gender Identity
ACLU Podcast:
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
The Daily Podcast:
A Wave of Transgender Legislation

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Gender Cool Project
The Audre Lorde Project
Gender and Family Project at Ackerman Institute for the Family: Clinic providing therapy, support groups and educational resources and trainings for LGBTQ+ youth and families
GLSEN: LGBTQ+ Youth advocacy netweork providing support to students
The Center: Community Center providing mental health services, support groups, and youth programming for LGBTQ+ youth
Callen-Lorde: Provider of primary care for LGBTQ+ youth

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@TransEquality- National Center for Trans Equality

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Gender identity: One's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.

Gender Role: Refers to a pattern of appearance, personality, and behavior that, in a given culture, is associated with being a boy/man/male or being a girl/woman/female.. A person’s gender role may or may not conform to what is expected based on a person’s sex assigned at birth. Gender role may also refer to the social role one is living in (e.g., as a woman, a man, or another gender), with some role characteristics conforming and others not conforming to what is associated with girls/women or boys/men in a given culture and time .

Transgender (adj.): An umbrella term for people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. People under the transgender umbrella may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms - including transgender. Some of those terms are defined below. Use the descriptive term preferred by the person. Many transgender people are prescribed hormones by their doctors to bring their bodies into alignment with their gender identity. Some undergo surgery as well. But not all transgender people can or will take those steps, and a transgender identity is not dependent upon physical appearance or medical procedures.

Cisgender (adj): denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.

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May 2021 BOM Picks: Immigration/Migration

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May 2021 BOM Picks: Immigration/Migration

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K/1st: The Journey by Francesca Sanna
2nd/3rd: Calling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding | Aaron Boyd

4th/5th: Kiki and Jacques  by Susan Ross

Discussion Questions:
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K/1st: What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris
2nd/3rd: A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson and Eric Velazquez
4th/5th: This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

Discussion Questions:
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Queer Reading List (YA):

The June Column of our Complete List of Book of the Month has many books on this topic for different grade bands.

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community

A Kids Book About Being Transgender by Gia Parr

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Guns Are the Second-Leading Cause of Death for Children under 18.

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K/1st: Before She was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman

by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E Ransome
2nd/3rd: Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian Kirkfield
4th/5th: Notorious RBG Young Readers' Edition: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon | Shana Knizhnik

Discussion Questions:
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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K/1st: Freedom Summer  by Deborah Wiles
2nd/3rd: The Undefeated  by Kwame Alexander, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
4th/5th: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Discussion Questions:
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January 2021 Book of the Month Picks: Socioeconomic Diversity

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January 2021 Book of the Month Picks: Socioeconomic Diversity

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K/1st: A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
2nd/3rd: Maddi’s Fridge  by Lois Brandt
4th/5th: Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Discussion Questions:
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Latin History for Morons: by John Leguizamo on Netflix

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December 2020 BOM Picks: Gender Identity & Fluidity

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December 2020 BOM Picks: Gender Identity & Fluidity

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K/1st: Neither by Airlie Anderson
2nd/3rd: I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
4th/5th: The Pants Project by Cat Clark

Discussion Questions:
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Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

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The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett

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Podcast: Nice White Parents

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A Burning by Megha Majumdar

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November 2020 BOM Picks: Native American Heritage

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November 2020 BOM Picks: Native American Heritage

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K/1st: Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
2nd/3rd: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
4th/5th: The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz

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October 2020 BOM Picks: Anti-Bullying and Upstanders

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October 2020 BOM Picks: Anti-Bullying and Upstanders

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K/1st: One by Kathryn Otoshi
2nd/3rd: Dare (The Weird! Series)
by Erin Frankel
4th/5th: Confessions of A Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig

Discussion Questions:
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September 2020 BOM Picks: Multiculturalism

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September 2020 BOM Picks: Multiculturalism

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K/1st: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
2nd/3rd: Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
4th/5th: The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

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Migrant /ˈmīɡrənt/: any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a state away from their habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person's legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are or (4) what the length of the stay is.

Immigrant: im·mi·grant ˈ iməɡrənt

Commonly, permanent resident aliens and those naturalized as U.S. citizens. However, the Immigration and Nationality Act defines an immigrant as any alien in the US, except those legally admitted specifically as nonimmigrants (i.e, foreign students). An illegal alien is not a permanent resident alien, but an immigrant under this definition. The majority of legal immigration into the U.S. is classified into 6 immigration categories: immediate relatives, family-based, employment-based, refugees, asylees, and lottery admissions. The different categories have different quotas and admission requirements

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Let me begin by saying that I am a twin.  My parents knew they were having twins and were very excited.  To add to their excitement they learned that I would be a fraternal twin to a boy.  A boy and a girl! Yay! How exciting and unexpected?! So when it came time to choose names they knew that they wanted our names to match.  My dad was eager to have a son and a daughter.  He had always thought about names for a boy child, but never for a girl.  He just figured when they had a son he would be named after him and become James III.  However, my mom was not too keen on naming her son a third so my dad got creative.  He tried to come up with variations of his name, but was unsuccessful.  Then he had an idea to write his name backwards.  It was spelled: Semaj.  He loved it.  Then my parents were charged with coming up with a name that was similar and they played with the spelling again.  They came up with Semara.

There you have it: Semara.  I must say, I love my name!  It's kind of unique in the sense that I've never met anyone with the same name.  I've heard the biblical version: Samaria, and I've heard it in Latino culture as Xiomara.  Neither are pronounced or spelled the same way.  Needless to say, it's so unique that many people have trouble pronouncing it and it was hardly ever said correctly when I was in school.  Names are important and this is the story of mine ☺

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My name is Daniela. I have two older sisters who were each named after one of my grandmas, Maria and Enza. My parents had to come up with something. They gave me the name Daniela with no middle name! My dad is from Italy and he just liked it.  Some people would call me Danielle and I wouldn’t mind because even my family would call me Danielle or Dani. Daniela has 1 “L”, but some people usually put two when I tell them my name and they have to write it. Now, I make sure I say “with one L”.

I don’t enjoy saying my name because when people say it back they say “Oh, Danella”. Close but not quite my name.

Growing up my two best friends were both named Danielle Marie. It seemed so easy. I decided to choose my confirmation name as Maria, since I do not have a middle name and figured I could be Daniela Maria and it would flow better and make it easier for everyone. It still doesn’t. But I love my name and everything that comes along with it, Danella, Dani, Danielle! :)

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My mom liked Chris- If I was a boy, I would’ve been named Christopher. My mom liked the name Christine, but to be different used a ‘K’ instead of a ‘Ch’. I love my name, but hated when I couldn’t find my name on souvenir items like keychains. My mom used to buy souvenirs that said ‘Kristin’ and add on the ‘E’ at the end.

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In the Jewish tradition, a child that is born after the passing of a family member should be named after him/her.  Before I was born, my father lost his mother and grandmother whom I was named after. R in Rebecca comes from my great-grandmother Rosa, and M in Mari (my middle name) comes from my grandmother Mayya.

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My mother named me Elaine because she liked the name.  My family doesn't call me Elaine.  They either call me Lainie or Ney Ney.

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My full name is Suzann Catherine Jacquez-Sanchez.My first name does not have much of a story other than the fact that my dad wanted to name me Sue and my mom wanted to name me Ann, thus they agreed on Suzann. I was given the middle name "Catherine" in honor of my paternal grandmother whose name was "Arcadia" and nickname was "Katie". My maiden name "Jacquez" originally comes from Basque country in Spain and it used to be spelled "Xaquez." It is a very common last name in New Mexico where my paternal grandfather was from and New Mexicans are usually the only ones who know how to pronounce it correctly ("Hawkiss"). I decided to hyphenate my last name "Jacquez-Sanchez" when I married my husband whose last name is "Sanchez."

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My name is Zehra which is Arabic for “flower”. My name was chosen by my mom and my dad. As a child, I really didn’t dislike my name but I guess I didn’t like that people had a hard time pronouncing it. I remember my teachers’ facial expressions as they came across my name on the attendance sheet on the first day of school. Or whenever we had a substitute teacher who would say “I might not be saying this right but...” and my name coming right after.

My teachers always called me “Zeera” throughout elementary school and I never felt confident enough to correct them. Apparently neither did my parents because that was how my name was pronounced all throughout school until I went to an Islamic private school in 8th grade where my name was no longer uncommon.

I always wished my name was spelled in a simpler way. Whenever I tell someone my name, I get compared to the store Zara which is not how my name is pronounced but I just say “yea like that” because I find it exhausting to correct everyone.

As an adult now, I love my name and have come to appreciate the uniqueness of how it is spelled and pronounced as well as the beautiful meaning behind it but I’ll always remember the variations and comparisons that have been attached to it.

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My story is about my maiden name: Kozsdiy.  It is a Czechoslovakian name carried here by my paternal grandfather who grew up in the Carpathian Mountains.  When I was a student in school, NO ONE could ever pronounce it correctly and it clearly caused them a great deal of anxiety.  I got so used to people struggling with it that I would automatically raise my hand to correct people in attendance situations (or award ceremonies or any time names were being called).  So, one time, in college, I had a professor who pronounced it correctly.  But, I was already raising my hand to correct her.  "Actually it's pronounced..." I started to say and then realized she said it right. I kind of panicked and felt like I had to make up a fake pronunciation just to save face.  Fortunately, I had spent a lifetime hearing weird pronunciations of my name so a wrong one came very easily to me!

As a feminist, I never thought I would take my husband's name, but after years of spelling and respelling Kozsdiy to customer service people, the DMV, at jobs etc... The thought of spelling a simpler name like Reyes was very appealing.  I am a little sad though, since there are only 5 other people in the United States who have the name. And that's my story!

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When I was six, I immigrated to the US. Prior to coming, my grandfather had filled out my paperwork for our passports. On the passport, he had misspelled my Korean name - Seoyoung. He had left out the e. Since then, my name became Soyoung. As a child, I didn't like the name because others would make jokes all the time, but now it has grown on me. This is the story of my name!

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My first name Lauren and middle name Ashley came from my mom, who was obsessed with the designer's name "Laura Ashley", but liked the spelling "Lauren" better. A girl down our block had just been named Lauren, and 1990 was a big year for that name. I was the first (and only) daughter in my family with two older brothers, so my mom really wanted to name me something special. The funny thing is my dad tried to make my middle name something Irish while at the hospital, but my mom refused! However, my name is actually supposed to be pronounced "LUR-REN" not "LAWR-REN", but everyone always called me Lauren, so it stuck. I wish my mom had corrected people, since I was one of SO many Laurens in my class every year in school. I would have loved to have been a little different than everyone else!

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Immigrantly Podcast:
A minority women-owned and run weekly podcast that features immigrants from all walks of life to share their immigrant experiences

American Dreamers

Stories of young immigrants spared deportation and permitted to work during the Obama Administration.

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@GabyPacheco: Arguably the best-known DREAMer in the country, she once walked 1,500 miles from Miami to D.C. to promote immigration reform, tweeting the story along the way.

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Catalyst.org: Unconscious Bias in the Zoom era
10 Ways to be an Upstander
Stand Up for Human Rights
Empowering Bystanders
Holla Back: On a mission to end harassment in all its forms

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Center for Racial Justice in Education
Anti-Racism Daily: A Daily email to dismantle white supremacy. (It's really fantastic)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice

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The 1619 Project and The 1619 Podcast: The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Read more about The 1619 Project

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BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color): First mentioned on Twitter in 2013, the term BIPOC highlights the words “Black” and “Indigenous” to acknowledge differences between Black and Indigenous people versus other people of
color. Recognizing Indigenous identities as distinct reminds us that Indigenous Americans are not ethnic minorities or immigrants, they are this land’s original inhabitants However, the term BIPOC runs the risk of Black erasure, particularly in
discussions of police violence. To refer to Breonna Taylor and George Floyd as BIPOC glosses over the reality that the adversity Black Americans face is unique from any other racial group. Don’t use “BIPOC” if you mean “Black” or if you mean Indigenous; use
BIPOC if you mean to include every identity in the acronym.

Microaggressions: a subtle but offensive comment or
action directed at a minority or other nondominant
group that is often unintentional or unconsciously
reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I
don't see you as black."

Critical Race Theory:
A movement that considers many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies take up, but places them in a broader perspective that includes economics, history, and even feelings and the unconscious. Unlike traditional civil rights, critical race
theory questions the very
foundations of the liberal order,
including equality theory, legal
reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism and principles of constitutional law.
For a deeper look, check out
Critical Race Theory by Richard
Delgado.

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For more info on each initiative, click HERE. And please visit our webpage for even more resources.

Crisis Team (managing communications of critical issues)

Book of the Month Program

Dialogue and Drinks

D&I Newsletter

Welcome Dinner

PS 39 Book Room Edit

Refugee Art Project

Book Drives and Book Events

Community Events

Teacher Appreciation

Parent Workshops

Affinity Groups

Summer Engagement Kit

Masks for All Initiative

Parent Engagement in PS 39 Core Values

D&I Webpage Management

Food Pantries

Your Story, Our Story Project

Community Census Project

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I’m the youngest of nine children, and one of two girls (the other being my sister, the second child). My parents had a boy's name picked in the seemingly likely event that I was a boy. My mom just loved the name “Kathy” because according to her, it means pure. So, that is how I've tried to live - in an effort to live up to its meaning. It is not short for Katherine, Kathryn, or any other Kats. ☺

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D&I PS39 invites students to take part in a traveling book project!We want to encourage our students to get out in the community and share books they love with others. So we are inviting students to grab a book from their bookshelf and visit our Traveling Book Padlet, where they can place their name, their current location, any interesting stories about their history with the book, fun facts about the book or its location, or anything else that comes to mind! THEN… place the tag below on the book and leave the book... ANYWHERE!We encourage students to be creative with where they leave their books. Take them on vacation! Bring them to a neighborhood that may not have as much access to books as you do! Share a book with a friend who could use a window or a mirror!The book tags will be given out in school classrooms, and will be available at drop off or pick up. The below image can also be printed and taped to a book. There will also be books available at PS39 for kids to tag and leave (anywhere. REALLY!!), if they don’t have one at home that they want to send off into the world.

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Lee and Low's Diverse Summer Reading List

Anti Racism Daily's Bookstore's children's books that celebrate diverse stories

Thems Health Book List Children's books  on the exploration of gender, identity, and sexuality

Anti-Racist Book List for All Ages
Read to learn and Read These Anti-Bias Children's Books With Your Kids

Corretta Scott King Book Award Winners
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Here Wee Read's 2020 Book List

We Need Diverse Books Book List

NYC Black Owned Bookstores

Lee and Low Checklist: 8 Steps to Creating a Diverse Book Collection

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PS39 Summer Engagement Kit on Diversity 2017.pdf