Local Events and Resources:

Hudson Valley Anti-Racist Actions

Talking To Kids About Race and Racism:

Be sure to check out our recommended children’s books, which can help get conversations started.

Embrace Race - a multiracial community of parents, teachers, experts, and other caring adults who support each other to meet the challenges that race poses to our children, families, and communities.

Raising Race-Conscious Kids - a resource to support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children.

The Conscious Kid - an education, research and policy organization dedicated to reducing bias and promoting positive identity development in youth.

Working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources - a document sharing resources to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work.

Education with an Apron - a K-2 teacher and co-author of “The White Family’s Guide To Talking About Racism,” available on the website.

Talking about Race - a page of resources from the National Museum of African American History & Culture for families to talk about issues of race.

Being Anti-Racist - a portal developed by the National Museum of African American History & Culture on what it means to be anti-racist.

Planning Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement - a project of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ Equity Initiative Unit that provides easy-to-use tools that help educators and parent leaders organize effective engagement practices that consider the cultural and social political experiences of all of our families.

Anti-Racism Resources -  a document compiled by activists Alyssa Klein and Sarah Sophie Flicker intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work.

Pod Save the People - The episode of this podcast titled “Keep the Fight” reviews the current situation, provides hope for the current situation, and resources to help provide change.

Organizations to Know and Support:

Campaign Zero - An organization formed in the wake of the Ferguson protests committed to ending police brutality.

Use of Force project - Involving members of Campaign Zero, this organization studies the connections between the force policies and police violence.

My Brother’s Keeper Alliance - launched in 2015 and now an initiative of the Obama Foundation, this alliance focus on “building safe and supportive communities where young men & boys of color feel valued and have clear pathways to opportunities.”

Color of Change - an online racial justice organization promoting research and initiatives to combat systemic racism.