RESOURCES FOR DISCUSSING RACE & DISRUPTING RACISM

Visit the new OUSD Ethnic Studies website for grade-level standards and curriculum resources!

3 Key Antiracist Learning Texts:

• “How To Be An Antiracist” Book Guide 

• “A Different View” Book Guide

• “Abolitionist Teaching” Book Guide

For Educators

• Social Justice Education & Anti-Racism Resources for Schools, OUSD Behavioral Health
• Circle Scripts for Black Lives Matter at Schools, ROC Restorative Team
• Advancing Equity In An Era of Crisis, California Association of African American Superintendents & Administrators
• Teaching About Race and Racism: Lesson Plans and Resources, AFT Share My Lesson
• The First Thing Teachers should do when School Starts is Talk about Hatred in America. Here’s Help, Valerie Strauss - Washington Post
• Resources for Discussing Police Violence, Race and Racism with Students - Education Week
• Using Identity Charts with Students - Facing History & Ourselves
• SEL & Building Relationships Resources - OUSD Behavioral Health
• Educolor Book List & Resources for Educators - Educolor
• Teaching About Race, Racism & Police Violence from Teaching Tolerance
• Responding to Hate and Bias in School from Teaching Tolerance
• Deeper than Color's Pre-K to 2nd Grade Curriculum for Teachers
• Teaching Young Children About Race Guide for Parents & Teachers, Social Justice Books Teaching for Change Project
• Black Lives Matter @ School Curriculum Resources
• Guide for Racial Justice & Abolitionist Social and Emotional Learning, Abolitionist Teaching Network
• 12 Questions to Ask When Designing Culturally & Historically Responsive Curriculum, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
• Abolitionist Teaching & the Future of Schools Recorded Conversation, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• OUSD Teacher Ethnic Studies Library, OUSD Ethnic Studies Teachers
• Applying an Ethnic Studies Lens Mini-Guide, Berkeley & San Diego Unified
• Educator Anti-Racism Self-Assessment, Middlebury College Equity & Inclusion

For School / District Leaders & Professional Learning

• Ibram X. Kendi How to Be An Antiracist Book Study Guide, OUSD Racial Justice Taskforce
• Implicit Bias Myth Busters, Kirwan Institute
• Equity Literacy for All, Educational Leadership 
• Culturally Responsive Teaching Observation Guide, Ready4Rigor
• Culturally Responsive Coaching for Inclusive Schools, LeadScape
• Courageous Conversations About Race in Schools, Teachers Leading
• Culturally Responsive Teaching & Arts Training, Studio Pathways
• The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture, Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun
• Racial Equity Principles, Tema Okun
• Racial Equity Analysis Protocol for Analyzing Equity in Policies, Jefferson County Public Schools
• Black Sanctuary Pledge, Black Organizing Project
• Youth Voices Video: Locating Identity, Agency & Belonging in Learning Spaces 
• Paseo Circles of Identity Activity, School Reform Initiative
• Avoiding Racial Equity Detours, Educational Leadership
• Racism Scale, Stuart Center
• 7 Steps Toward Building an Equitable School Culture, Edutopia

For Families

• Children’s Books: A Resource for Talking About Race with Young Children, Raising Race Conscious Children
• Knowing Our History to Build a Brighter Future: Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
• 40+ Children’s Books about Human Rights & Social Justice, Monisha Bajaj
• Talking to children after racial incidents - Penn Graduate School of Education
• Deeper than Color's "Daddy, Why Am I Brown?" Children's Book

Taking Action / Organizing

• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide - Southern Poverty Law Center
• Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry - Southern Poverty Law Center
• So You Want to Fight White Supremacy - The Establishment
• Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Will Likely Increase. Here’s How Not To Be A Bystander, Kelly Walters
• How to Intervene in a Racist Attack, Akshat Rathi
• Facing History - Southern Law Poverty Center
• Bias & Harassment Bystander Intervention Resources + Training, Hollaback!
  

On White Antiracism & Solidarity

• White People: Stop Weaponizing Our Emotions to Avoid Your Racism, Shannon Barber
• Towards the ‘Other America,’ Anti Racist Resources for White People Taking Action for Black Lives Matter, Chris Crass (e-book)
• Showing Up for Racial Justice Programs & Resources
• Educator Anti-Racism Self-Assessment, Middlebury College Equity & Inclusion

Self-Care Resources

• 4 Self-Care Resources for Days When the World is Terrible, Miriam Zoila Perez
• Self-Care for People of Color After Psychological Trauma, Just Jasmine

Sharing Racial Justice Student Discussion Guides & Resources from OUSD Teachers:

Elementary School - Identity-Safe Classrooms

Middle School - Belonging

High School - Solidarity

To add helpful resources to this list, please email lailan.huen@ousd.org!