Family Resources for Talking about Race & Social Justice

Our Council logo includes a powerful reminder that inclusion is at the heart of all we do: “every child. one voice.” PTSA is an organization that supports and advocates for every child in our diverse community.

This list comes from the San Francisco Unified School District.

Resources For Adults

Articles

Talks, Interviews & Webinars

Resources to Use with Children and Teens

Resources For Children & Youth

Videos

Books for Younger Children

  • Something Happened In Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano PhD
  • Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester 
  • Antiracist Baby by Ibram Kendhi

Books for Middle School and Older

  • All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
  • Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  • Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter by Dan Méndez Moore
  • I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
  • This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work By Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illustrator)

Book suggestions from the King County Public Library

Equity resources from LWSD’s Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion Department.

For questions contact Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-Chairs at dei@lwptsa.net