Anti-Racism Resources

Resources for parents and children.

Here are some links you may find helpful to support you when discussing racism with your child. These resources can support with conversations surrounding racism and how to best deal with these situations with your child. 

If you have any question surrounding these resources, please contact smith2@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk 

Newsround have uploaded several programmes which explain events in a suitable way for children. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/av/52978346

BBC Radio 4 - How to talk to your children about race and racism. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/7xvLw6Q4qbJBnkzkj6xm9Z/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-race-and-racism

 

Books for children:

An ABC of Equality by Chana Ginelle Ewing

A is for Activist by Innosanta Nagara

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Big Ideas for Young Thinkers by Jamia Wilson (recommended for parents to read and discuss with children)

Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Racism and Intolerance by Louise Spilsbury

Shades of Black - a Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney

The Little People Big Dreams series (Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Jesse Owens, Rosa Parks, Ella Fitzgerald, Muhammad Ali, Josephine Baker, Wilma Rudolph, Harriet Tubman)

Where are you From? By Yamile Saied Mendez 

 

Books for Parents and Carers:

Brit(ish) On Race, Identity & Belonging by Afua Hirsch

Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race  by Reni Eddo - Lodge

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I am Not Your Baby Mother: What it is like to be a Black British Mother by Candice Braithewaite

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrice Khan-Cullors

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise your Privilege, Combat Racism & Change the World - by Layla F Saad

Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala

The Good Immigrant: 21 Writers Explore What it Means to be Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic in Britain Today edited by Nikesh Shukla

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Superior: The return of Race Science by Angela Saini