Suggested Resources

One of our priorities as educators is to embolden our students to be upstanders, and to lead and advocate for others. We know that there is always more to be done, and are committed to continuing to struggle with the issues of privilege and systemic racism, and to continue to become better citizens and community members ourselves as well. We encourage you to reach out to us, and to one another, to continue these conversations.

Below you will find resources on antiracism education that we hope will be useful for self-reflection, as well as talking to children and peers.

Please note: while we do include some resources geared toward children, some may not be appropriate or accessible for a younger audience.

• Kidlit4BlackLives Rally
• Sesame Street Town Hall

• CNN: How to Talk to Children About Racism and Protests
• Common Curriculum: A Call for Help: What We Can Do about Police Brutality & Racism in and out of the Classroom
• Common Sense Media: Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma and Race in a World of Nonstop News (Recording: Zoom/Facebook Live)
• Harvard Gazette: A model for nation in family celebrations of Juneteenth
• HuffPost: A Parents Guide to Addressing Race and Racism
• HuffPost: How White Parents Can talk to Their Kids About Race
• HuffPost: To White Parents Who Want To Be Allies At This Time
• National Association of School Psychologists: Understanding Race and Privilege
• National Museum of African American History and Culture: National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal
• Obama Foundation: A conversation with President Obama: Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence (Video)
• PBS LearningMedia: Let's Talk: Race and Racism
• Talking to Kids About Police Brutality: A Community Resource List
• Vox: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful
• Washington Post: How and why to discuss Juneteenth with your children
• Washington University: On Juneteenth
• The Root
• The Undefeated

• 8 Can't Wait
• Black Lives Matter
• Campaign Zero
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• National Bail Fund Network
• Student Ignition Society: Ending Police Brutality At-Home Family Action Toolkit
• Use of Force Project
• Who What Wear: Anti-Racist Actions You Can Take Today (Article)

• Common Sense Media: Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
• BLM Instructional Library (library of read-aloud videos)
• EmbraceRace: Looking for Excellent “Diverse” Books for Children? Start Here!
• The Everygirl: 29 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries to Watch to Educate Yourself on Racial Injustice
• EyeSeeMe Pre-K Summer Reading List
• Heinemann Publishing: Teaching Resources Newsletter (6/8/2020)
• HuffPost: Black Voices
• Ideal Bookshelf: Anti-Racist Reading List
• Integrated Schools Podcast: Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey (May 21, 2020)
• New York Times: An Antiracist Reading List
• School Library Journal: 50 Board Books Featuring Faces of Color
• Social Justice Books
• Twitter: A real teacher’s list of children’s books that discuss race and racism
• Vanity Fair: Nine Podcasts That Demand Your Attention This Week
• We Stories on Bookshop.org

New City School Alumni Leading for Change

• Brittany Packnett Cunningham (Class of 1996) served as moderator for a virtual town hall hosted by former president Barack Obama: A conversation with President Obama: Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence
• Bahja Johnson (Class of 2002) was featured as part of Banana Republic's Amplify Voices series. Bahja is a Director of Global Merchandising and Co-Lead of the Color Proud Council for Banana Republic.

Know of another NCS alum making a difference? Let us know!