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Racial Justice Resource Page
Reads, must-watch films and ways your family can take action in fighting racism in America.
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By Babylist Staff
Published Jun 12, 2020|Updated On Sep 11, 2023
Published Jun 12, 2020Updated On Sep 11, 2023
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It can be difficult to have conversations about racism, but parents and parents-to-be have an enormous opportunity to shape future generations’ perceptions of race and diversity. We’ve rounded up some important articles and resources that can be used as tools in making actionable change for racial justice. We’ll continue to update this as information develops.
How to Talk to Kids / Resources for Kids / Education for Adults / Maternal Health / Mental Health / Black Voices (Stories) / Instagram Accounts to Follow / Black-Owned Businesses / Petitions / Volunteer / Donate
How to Talk to Kids / Resources for Kids:
- Take a webinar: Raising Race Conscious Children
- Social justice workshops for kids: Wee The People
- Follow @theconsciouskid on Instagram
- Listen to NPR’s Talking Race With Young Children podcast
- Watch: 35 Black kids TV shows
Read
- Anti-Racist Books for Babies and Toddlers (Babylist)
- Diverse Books for Young Children (EmbraceRace)
- How to teach your child about Black history (PBS)
- A white families’ guide to talking about racism (Education With an Apron)
- Why it’s important for children to play with diverse dolls (Mater Mea)
Education for Adults:
Articles
- “The 1619 Project” - The legacy of slavery on the United States (The NY Times)
- How being colorblind is a form of racism (Psychology Today)
- A brief history of White privilage (Francis E. Kendall, Ph.D)
- What is anti-racism and how to become one (LA Times)
- How to be a good ally, according to activists (Vox)
- How racism harms Black people (Center for Health Journalism)
- One Black man on why he doesn’t feel safe wearing a face mask (The Boston Globe)
Books
- How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Watch / Listen
- 13th: From Slave to Criminal With One Amendment (Netflix—this film may be disturbing for some viewers)
- Dear White People (Netflix)
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (PBS)
- Selma (Currently free to rent on iTunes)
- The Hate U Give (Currently free to rent on iTunes)
- Code Switch (NPR podcast)
- Floodlines (The Atlantic podcast)
Maternal Health:
- 8 ways to reduce Black maternal mortality (Self)
- How doulas help fight Black maternal mortality (Politico)
- 9 organizations working to save Black mothers from maternal mortality (Self)
- 15 breastfeeding support groups for Black parents (Mater Mea)
Mental Health:
- 44 mental health resources for Black people
- Black Girl in Om
- Virtual mental health for Black people
- “The Safe Place” app
- Immediate mental health assistance at (800)-950-NAMI or in a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741
Black Voices (Stories):
Watch
- Black parents explain to their kids how to deal with the police
- A 12 year-old Black boy sing from his heart
Listen
Read
- A mother’s truth on having a Black baby boy
- Learn about the effect of unbearable grief on Black mothers
- A tearful moment between two mothers in solidarity
- A Black parent’s message of hope
Instagram Accounts to Follow:
- @theconsciouskid (Parenting through a critical race lens)
- @cleowade (Author, Poet)
- @laylafsaad (Author, Anti-racist educator)
- Inspirational Black artists and writers
- @glowmaven (Doula, Oprah’s Super Soul 100)
- @rachel.cargle (Activist, Founder of The Loveland Foundation)
- @chasinggarza & @osopepatrisse (Founders of BLM)
- @indyamoore (Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world)
- @angelarye (Political commentator)
- @janetmock (Trans rights activist)
Black-Owned Businesses:
- Black-owned kids’ brands
- Black-owned bookstores
- Black-owned Etsy shops
- Black-owned products for moms
- Black-owned fitness studios
- How to find Black-owned restaurants in your neighborhood
Petitions:
- Justice for Big Floyd (George Floyd)
- Run with Maud (Ahmaud Arbery)
- Fight for Breonna (Breonna Taylor)
- For ending violence against Black people
- A link to a pre-written email template you can send to Minnesota officials
- REGISTER TO VOTE
Volunteer / Donate:
- Black Visions Collective
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance
- Black Girls Code
- The Love Land Foundation
- Know Your Rights Camp
- NAACP
- Black Lives Matter
- Support bail for protestors in your city
Did we miss something? Let us know at editor@babylist.com