Antiracism Resources

The Grandview Heights Public Library has joined Grandview Heights Schools and community leaders, members, and educators to foster education and lasting change against racism and racial inequality in our community. Below are booklists, worksheets, resources, and events for all ages compiled by library staff. We hope you will use these resources to get the conversation started around this important issue. Together, we can work to bring lasting change.

RESERVE THESE BOOKS FROM OUR COLLECTIONS

• Adult & Young Adult
• Ages 5-6
• Ages 3-4
• Ages 1-2
• Ages 0-3
• Pre-Kindergarten-Kindergarten

BINGO WORKSHEETS

RESOURCES FOR BINGO WORKSHEETS

• Explore and read the articles that are part of the “1619 Project” from The New York Times.
• Take an implicit bias test and reflect on the results: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/  
• Read “The Case forReparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic.
• Listen to “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday and “Sweeter” by Leon Bridges (feat. Terrance Martin). Both are available for free (to keep!) from the library from our Freegal MP3 collections.
• Watch the “Sesame Street/CNN Town Hall: HowTo Explain Racism to Kids.”
• Listen to episodes of the NPR podcast Code Switch.
• Watch “Systemic Racism” from act.tv.
• Watch the video of Tik Tok user @skoodupcam list of rules his mother has given him to try to ensure he comes home each night.

• Watch the TED Talk: Let’s get to the root of racial injustice by Megan Ming Francis on YouTube.
• Learn about Jane Elliott’s “Blue eyes/brown eyes” experiment: 
  • janeelliott.com 
  • npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/08/888846330/we-are-repeating-discrimination-experiment-every-day-educator-says 
  • nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/jane-elliott-anti-racism-blue-eyes-brown-eyes.html 
  • oprahmag.com/life/a33959630/jane-elliott-racism-2020-interview/  

RESOURCES: AGES 0-GRADE 6

• Watch Gordon read We’re Different, We’re the Same with special appearances by Elmo and Abby from Sesame Street. 
• Check out theconsciouskid.org, a website dedicated to disrupting racism in young children.  
• Watch “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism” with CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill, Elmo and Abby from Sesame Street, and others.
• Download “Beyond Our Neighbors: A Curriculum for Expanding Empathy and Compassion to ‘Others’” created by nonprofit Doing Good Together and Making Caring Common, a project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 
• Browse the Talking About Race page on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture website.
• Watch Netflix’s Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, a show in which black celebrities read picture books by black artists to spark conversations about anti-racism, empathy, and equality. 
• Watch Nick News Presents: Kids, Race, and Unity on YouTube, in which host Alicia Keys talks about the Black Lives Matter Movement with its founders, Ibram X. Kendi, and young activists. 
• Listen to this NPR interview with Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America.
• Listen to the best episodes for kids from NPR’s podcast Code Switch, which discusses themes of race, prejudice, and culture.
• Listen to songs from Rolling Stone’s Article “Songs of Black Lives Matter: 22 New Protest Anthems.”
• Browse the works of famous black artists such as Faith Ringgold and Jean-Michel Basquiat or browse African American artists in the National Gallery of Art.
• Read the poetry of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and more at poets.org.
• Contact your local representatives from govtrack.us.
• Volunteer: Columbus Gives Back, VolunteerMatch, or United Way of Central Ohio.

RESOURCES: GRADES 7-12

• In addition to our book lists above, visit We Need Diverse Books.
• Smithsonian guide to antiracism with activities.
• Talk to your parents about taking action on any of these 103 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice.
• 10 Ways Teens Can Help Fight Against Racial Injustice (Instagram Post).
• Visit Courtney Harris Coaching’s Antiracism Guide to read about calls to action, learn about how to safely participate in protests and marches, support antiracist efforts with the art and media you buy and consume, take a class, and more. 
• Download “Beyond Our Neighbors: A Curriculum for Expanding Empathy and Compassion to ‘Others’” created by nonprofit Doing Good Together and Making Caring Common, a project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
• For Parents and Caregivers: Browse the Talking About Race page on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture website. 
• Watch “Nick News Presents: Kids, Race, and Unity” on YouTube, in which host Alicia Keys talks about the Black Lives Matter Movement with its founders, Ibram X. Kendi, and young activists.
• Listen to the NPR interview with Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America.
• Listen to NPR’s podcast Code Switch, which discusses themes of race, prejudice, and culture, has rounded up their best episodes for kids. 
• Listen to songs from Rolling Stone’s “Songs of Black Lives Matter: 22 New Protest Anthems.”
• Browse the works of famous black artists such as Faith Ringgold and Jean-Michel Basquiat or browse African American artists in the National Gallery of Art.
• Read the poetry of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and more at poets.org.
• Contact your local representatives from govtrack.us.
• Volunteer: Columbus Gives Back, VolunteerMatch, or United Way of Central Ohio.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD, LPC.
• “Being Antiracist” from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
• Chicago Beyond’s “Becoming Antiracist Toolkit.”  
• Project Home’s list of Anti-Racism Resources.
• Lists of Antiracism resources: 
  • brenebrown.com/antiracism-resources
  • medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea 
  • thewomensfoundation.org/anti-racism-resources
  • goodgoodgood.co/anti-racism-resources 
  • washington.edu/raceequity/resources/anti-racism-resources
  • umass.edu/diversity/antiracism-resources 
  • diversity.unc.edu/yourvoicematters/anti-racism-resources
  • resourcesharingproject.org/anti-racism-resource-collection

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