Compiled by Katie VanEss
Books
- “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race”
Beverly Daniel Tatum - Discusses racial identities, the necessity of them, and how to work toward honest and open conversations.
- “Between the World and Me”
Ta-Nehisi Coates - Written as a letter to his son and creates space for the reader to humanize a truth that is often silenced.
- “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”
James W. Loewen - Shares how myths and misunderstandings are perpetuated and how it impacts what was and is being taught in the classroom.
- “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America”
Ibram X. Kendi - Explores and explains how racist ideas were created, spread, and are deeply rooted in American society.
- “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children”
Gloria Ladson-Billings - Revisits eight teachers from her previous book and how these teaches work with the unique strengths that each of their students bring to their classrooms.
- “The New Jim Crow”
Michelle Alexander - Discusses the War on Drugs and mass incarceration and how it reflects slavery and Jim Crow.
- “For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood… and the Rest of y’all Too”
Christopher Emdin - Helps reframe urban education and the experiences of African American students.
- “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism”
Robin DiAngelo - Helps White people understand more about racism, the role they play in it, and why it brings up emotions like fear and guilt.
- “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness”
Austin Channing Brown - An essay collection that reflects on the author’s journey as Black woman in American, as a storyteller, and as a believer in freedom and faith.
Textbooks
- Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives (9th ed.)
- Banks, J. A., & McGee Banks, C. A.
Wiley & Sons (2016) - Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice (3rd ed.).
- Gay, G.
Teachers College Press (2018) - Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students.
- Hammond, Z., & Jackson, Y.
Corwin (2015) - “These kids are out of control”: Why we must reimagine “classroom management” for equity.
- Milner, R. et al.
Corwin (2019) - Culturally sustaining pedagogies: Teaching and learning for justice in a changing world.
- Paris, D., & Alim, H. S.
Teachers College Press (2017)
Websites
Videos
When Your Parents Speak Broken English (5min.)
This video shares the experiences of young adults who had to speak on behalf of their parents and the effect it had on them.
Windows & Mirrors (3:30min.)
This video talks about how books can be used to show the world around them and to reflect the identity of children.
13th Netflix documentary by Ava Du Vernay (1hr 40min.)
This documentary aligns well with Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow.” It provides a backdrop for racism in America and how that has led to mass incarceration.
Podcasts & TED Talks
- Scene on Radio: “Seeing White”
This 14-part podcast series explores where the notion of “whiteness” came from, what it means, and what whiteness is for. - NPR: “Code Switch” Podcast
- TED Talks on Racism in America
Social Media
This is not a comprehensive list, but these accounts provide a counter-narrative to the dominant narrative that is perpetuated on social media.
- @teaching_tolerance
- @theconciouskid
- @hereweeread
- @maistorybooklibrary
- @readlikearockstar
- @diversereads
- @leeandlow
- @booksfordiversity
- @teachandtransform
- @teachingwhilemuslim
- @littlejusticeleaders
- @teachhustleinspire
List of Diverse Children’s Books
(Here Wee Read) These websites provide lists of diverse children’s books that I would encourage teachers to have in their classrooms and homes.
- 2019 List of Diverse Children’s Books
- 2018 List of Diverse Children’s Books
- 2017 List of Diverse Children’s Books
- 2016 List of Diverse Children’s Books
Articles
- Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for Culturally Responsive Teaching.
- Journal of Teacher Education, 53(2), 106–116.
- Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.
- Theory Into Practice, 34(3), 159-165.
- Ladson-Billings, G. (1998) Just what is critical race theory and what’s it doing in a nice field like education?
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 11(1), 7-24.
- Ladson-Billings, G. (2014) Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 2.0: a.k.a. the Remix.
- Harvard Educational Review: April 2014, Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 74-84.
Miscellaneous
They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race (The Children’s Community School)
They’re Not too Young to Talk About Race
This graphic is backed by research, showing the beliefs about race that children develop at an early age.