[TNS-list] BLACK LIVES MATTER Re: Responding to Recent Events

[Raquel Rosario]

Hello TNS Community,

Here are some additional resources, along with people who can be learned from. 

To diversify your read-a-louds:
Sankofa Read Aloud
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCLBquMIehDL8Mv0ttSv6lzQ/videos

To learn more about parenting and education through a critical race lens:
The Conscious Kid
https://instagram.com/theconsciouskid?igshid=1bxqix5n30k7z

https://www.theconsciouskid.org/criticalconversations

https://www.patreon.com/theconsciouskid

Some voices to listen to:
Brittany Packnett Cunningham 
Activist
https://brittanypacknett.com/

https://instagram.com/mspackyetti?igshid=1m9ocrewydthx

https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/blm-activist-police-killings-like-managing-a-crisis-within-a-crisis-83965509688

Ericka Hart
Sex Educator who focuses on Gender, Racial, and Social Justice
https://erickahart.podia.com/
(Above is a link to their webinars on Gender and Racial and Social Justice.)

https://instagram.com/ihartericka?igshid=1e5a2jvy9yz2i

Rachel Cargle
Writer 
https://www.rachelcargle.com/

https://instagram.com/rachel.cargle?igshid=sb32cg0yb4q

https://instagram.com/thegreatunlearn?igshid=hnq0qk7tii8o

https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn

Ibram X. Kendi
Author 
https://www.ibramxkendi.com/

https://instagram.com/ibramxk?igshid=1vlj2uqrt6u6a

https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780525509288 (Book: How to Be an Antiracist)

https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780316453691 (Book: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You)

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/14/814630039/a-history-book-that-isnt-finding-a-way-to-teach-racism-to-a-new-generation (Interview on how Stamped, a book created to be accessible to a young adult audience, came to be.)

This is a short list, but if you take time to research you will find links to other people and other resources. Please note that this list centers on Black voices and when possible includes ways their work can be supported financially, often by Patreon.

Take care of yourselves and each other. 

With warmth and in solidarity,
Raquel 
(Parent of Anaïs in 2nd Grade)


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> On Jun 1, 2020, at 3:04 PM, Dyanthe Spielberg <dyanthe at tnsny.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Families,
> 
> I am reaching out to you in light of the recent protests around the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. I do so knowing that we are all experiencing a deep range of emotions during this time. I also do so knowing that the ways in which we are impacted by recent events are closely connected to our own racial identities. My Black colleagues express that they are tired and angry. It is now up to the rest of us to dig deep and figure out how we all can be allies in this fight.
> 
> In thinking about the next steps for our school community, we are committing to doing better for all our children. This means developing anti-racist, anti-bias curriculum that lives in all our classrooms all year long. This also means that we as adults must talk about racism; the work is ongoing and never-ending, and we must rededicate ourselves to it as a school. Please join me in taking action in ways that lead to the kind of community and world we hope to build.
> 
> Parents also need to be talking about race and racism with their children. Children are not too young to have these conversations. Research shows that by 4 or 5 years old, children begin to show racial prejudice and bias. Don’t let uncertainty get in the way of these conversations. You are your child’s most important teacher.  Here is a link to a collection of (growing) resources that our staff put together, which can support you in talking with your child about race and racism: 
> 
> https://wke.lt/w/s/970iGM
> 
> If you have additional resources, please share them with the community.  
> 
> With Much Love,
> Dyanthe
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