Movies
The Hate U Give, based on the book by Angie Thomas
The documentary 13th, by Ava DuVernay: available in full on YouTube
Black History Movies That Tackle Racism
How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids
Anti-Racism Movies on IMBD (review mindfully...)
Reading
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas: sixteen-year-old Starr’s world is upended when her childhood best friend is fatally shot by a police officer.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds: an exploration of racism and antiracism in present-day America.
Ghost Boys, by Jewel Parker Rhodes: a novel told from the POV of a black boy who is killed by a police officer.
What Lane by Torrey Maldonado: the story of Stephen, a mixed-race kid navigating two world with different rules.
What parents are saying: "My twins are biracial and it was a wonderful book of hard questions told in a frank yet loving way."
Antiracist Reading List published by the New York Times
Essays
When My Beautiful Black Boy Grows from Cute to a Threat
To My White Mom Friends: Here’s How To Be An Ally
Podcasts
Still Processing: Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham are working it out on this New York Times podcast.
Activism
26 Ways To Be In The Struggle Beyond The Streets
75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice
Other resources to help families learn and discuss
Constructive White Conversations: a gathering in which those who identify as white can speak freely and openly about race, racism, oppression, isolation, and all related issues.
Black Lives Matter at School: a movement for equity, inclusion, and the uplifting of Black students.
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk about Race
Anti-Racism Resources: This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work.
