06.12.20 | Racial Justice
In addition to the fact that white people and people of color have different resourcing needs, there are generational and developmental differences that come into play when seeking to create an anti-racist world. White people have a lot of work to do themselves so that they don't do unintentional harm when talking about faith and race.
Children
- Five Tips for Addressing Racism with Children
- Books:
- Twelve Books to Help Children Understand Race, Anti-Racism and Protests by educators at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
- Diverse Children’s Books
- Sacred Worth Books
- How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books and Resources That Can Help
Youth
- Resources for Youth Ministry and Race Conversations
- Young People’s Ministry Interviews on Race
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Accessible resources for youth:
Antiracist Baby (Ibram X. Kendi)
This Book is Antiracist (Tiffany Jewell)
Crossover Series (Kwame Alexander)
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Middle grades:
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
New Kid by Jerry Craftf
Young Adults
- Cause and Social Influence’s Report on Influencing Young America to Act
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Young Adult Literature:
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina