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.
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