LibGuides: Antiracism: A Resource Guide: For Parents

Reading Lists from Area Libraries

How to Talk to Kids about Race is a page curated by Library staff. It includes recommended websites and books, with direct links for borrowing. "Curbside" borrowing is available. That means you can request print books for pick up.

Reading List, Redwood City Public Library
More Than a Month for Kids 2021 from the San Francisco Public Library
Beautiful Black books available at SFPL! More Than a Month is SFPL's Black History Month celebration, in which we recognize important historical events, honorable leaders, and steps towards collective change.
More Than a Month for Teens 2021 from the San Francisco Public Library
Incredible Black YA authors to read this month & all year long. More Than a Month is SFPL's Black History Month celebration, in which we recognize important historical events, honorable leaders, and steps towards collective change.

Reading List: Cal State University, Long Beach

Additional Resources for Parents

Books, articles, podcasts & film: a selection of resources for parents

20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good - Embrace Race "Parents and other caregivers are seeking resources to help them hold children through the current, terrible wave of racialized violence, which is exacerbated by the tensions and vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As scholars, writers, and parents who use books to connect with our children and spark conversations with them, we’ve developed this book list to help engage the broad range of emotions and needs of diverse children in our multiracial society. In some cases, we’ve highlighted worthy, albeit lesser-known titles. Some are older books, some are newer, and a few will publish later this year but are available for pre-order now. This list skews heavily towards #ownvoices books and is arranged alphabetically by title."
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners - Common Sense Media Each winter (either January or February), the Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given 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. The committee that selects the awards is part of the American Library Association. The author or illustrator must live in the United States or maintain dual residency/citizenship, and the book must have been published in the preceding year. Check out our list, with the 2019 winners at the top. And for more excellent picks, try these Award-Winning African American Books.
Here's how W. Kamau Bell talks about race with his kids
How silence can breed prejudice: A child development professor explains how and why to talk to kids about race. - Washington Post
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How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race
By Michel Martin, June 2020
Nine things parents should consider when searching for anti-racist media for their kids - Washington Post
June, 2020.
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Teaching your kids about Black history - PBS for Parents
By Nefertiti Austin, 2018

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