Via PBS. PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month By kindergarten, most children have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are taught that he, like Mahatma Gandhi, was an advocate for peace and equality. However, consider going beyond Dr. King. For example, teach your child about Rosa Parks, the seamstress and civil rights activist … Read More
Via Raising Free People. Fare of the Free Child Podcast fare of the FREE CHILD podcast Fare of the Free Child is a weekly-published podcast community centering Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices. With a particular interest in unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement, Akilah S. Richards … Read More
Via Parenting Forward. Parenting Forward Podcast Episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’ Today, I am sharing some of my own stories and reflections to hold witness to this unique moment in history – the COVID-19 crisis. I wanted to provide five pandemic parenting lessons I’ve learned so far. As we make our … Read More
Via Common Sense Media. Check out These Books for Children and Young Adults from the List of Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners 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 … Read More
Via Anti-Racism Resources. Anti-racism Resources for White People This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. … Read More
Via Sujei Lugo Vázquez (@sujeilugo) + Alia Jones (@readitrealgood). Because Several Folks Keep Asking for a Reading List for Children (0-12) #BlackLivesMatter 😉 ✊????✊???? Compiled by Sujei Lugo Vázquez (@sujeilugo) + Alia Jones (@readitrealgood) [Last updated: June 5, 2020] Blackness/Ancestors/Elders The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson Black Women Who Dared by Naomi M. Moyer … Read More
