Anti-Racism: Resources for Young People

1) This book is anti-racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work

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This book is written for the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life. For the 14 year old who sees injustice at school and isn't able to understand the role racism plays in separating them from their friends. For the kid who spends years trying to fit into the dominant culture and loses themselves for a little while. It's for all of the Black and Brown children who have been harmed (physically and emotionally)...

2) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

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Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

Series

ReVisioning History for Young People

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eBook, Kindle

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2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book
2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council

2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) ·...

3) Me and white supremacy

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Saad, Layla F

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Book, eAudiobook, Pre-loaded Audio

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"From the author of the New York Times bestselling book ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY comes the young readers' edition that teaches readers how to explore and understand racism and white supremacy and how young readers can do their part to help change the world"--

4) Not my idea: a book about whiteness

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Higginbotham, Anastasia

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Ordinary Terrible Things

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Wonderbook

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A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. “In our family, we don't see color,” his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it. "A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed."...

5) Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

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Reynolds, Jason

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Thorndike large print young adult

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Book, Audiobook CD, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Pre-loaded Audio

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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap. "A history of racist and antiracist...

6) Our skin: a first conversation about race

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Madison, Megan

Series

First conversations

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Book, Board Book, eBook, Kindle, Wonderbook

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"Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and beautiful imagery that young children...

7) The talk: conversations about race, love & truth

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"Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem"--

8) The wedding portrait

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Nagara, Innosanto

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The Wedding Portrait is an essential book for kids about standing up for what s right. Here are stories of direct action from around the world that are bookended by the author s wedding story. He and his bride led their wedding party to a protest, and were captured in a photo by the local newspaper kissing in front of a line of police just before being arrested.

9) We are still here!: Native American truths everyone should know

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Sorell, Traci

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Wonderbook

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"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--

10) What is the model minority myth?

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Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Series

Asian American Pacific Islander

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Book, eBook

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"Students will learn about the model minority myth and discover how it discriminates against and holds back Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in America. This series explores the issues specific to the AAPI community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of the San Diego State University Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center. Developed...

11) Woke: a young poet's call to justice

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A collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out.