An article about Diversity, Tolerance, and Mindfulness

Common Sense Media's Books That Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Techer Resource: Learning for Justice

An article from Reading Rockets: Celebrating and Learning About Black History and Culture

Resources from FamilyEducation on ways to celebrate Black History Month with your child(ren)

Sesame Workshop resources for parents and caregivers Racial Justice

 An article from PBS Kids: Teaching Your Child About Black History

From NYMetroParents: How to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Your Kids

Documentary Film: White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privilege in America

100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice, an article from Raising Race Conscious Children that supports adults who are trying to talk about race with young children

From the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture: Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture

The Conscious Kids List: 26 Children’s Books to Support Conversations about Race and Racism 

Sesame Street Town Hall - Read the following letter before watching:

• An Open Letter regarding the CNN Sesame Street by Marcella Runell Hall and Rani Varghese

EmbraceRace is a locally based, national organization that offers free webinars on a variety of topics. Click here for archived webinars for parents and teachers.

“Talking to Kids about Racism” conversations with Dr. Kira Banks, creator of Raising Equity, and Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race. 
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• a video about growing up Asian American: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
• a video from National Geographic about Asia: Asia | Destination World
• and in conjunction with Grand Day at Bement, a video from the Cartoon Network honoring the special bond between kids and their grandparents: We Bare Bears: Drawn to Ancestry.

A resource for understanding gender: The Genderbread Person | A resource for understanding gender identity, gender expression, and anatomical sex

Gender Basics for Parents with Joel Baum

A compilation of LGBT Youth Resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBT Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members to support positive environments

A reading of She Persisted written by Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. 

Sesame Workshop resource for parents and caregivers about Gender Equity

An article from PBSKids for Parents: How to Talk to Children About Politics

An article from the Child Mind Institute: Helping Kids Understand the Riots at the Capitol

 The Little Book of Little Activists by Penguin Young Readers

An article from The Washington Post noting how adults can help children make sense of a divisive election.

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27: An article from Psychology Today: How Should You Talk to Your Child About the Holocaust?

Common Sense Media’s recommendations for Books About the Holocaust