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Celebrate Black History 2022

As we observe and celebrate Black History Month, I would like to jumpstart your family conversations about diversity, inclusion and the tough topic of racism in America.  I have culled book titles from resources like the Oakland Public Library, Amazon, and my own bookshelf.  They are provided below.  I also invite you to view my video series on cultivating cultural awareness in children. See links below.

So, start talking!

 

TODDLERS

A is for Activist  by Innosanto Nagara

Antiracist Baby Picture Book by Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky

 

GRADES K – 2ND

Let’s Talk about Race by Julius Lester

Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

Sit-In:  How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney

 

GRADES 3RD –  6TH

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Little Rock Nine by Marshall Poe

 

GRADES 7TH  AND UP

March:  Books 1, 2, and 3 by John Lewis with Andrew Aydin

A Young People’s History of The United States by Howard Zinn

Police Brutality (Opposing Viewpoints Series) by Sheila Fitzgerald

 

PARENTS

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You:  A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

The Sum of Us:  What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Carol Muleta, interviewed by Robbye Fox, Parent Encouragement Program Podcast:  A Conversation About Race

Carol Muleta:  Quick Tips on Cultivating Cultural Competence, Part https://youtu.be/CbFTwxpuCCQ

Carol Muleta:  Quick Tips on Cultivating Cultural Competence, Part https://youtu.be/e4TRKNhmXTw

Carol Muleta:  Quick Tips on Cultivating Cultural Competence, Part https://youtu.be/onIh1tIfrZY

Carol Muleta:  Quick Tips on Cultivating Cultural Competence, Part https://youtu.be/7HfhUBuJJyA