The core values of Creative Youth Development – racial equity and social justice, youth voice, and collective action – must be centered now more than ever.
Resources for Talking about Race
- Talking About Race (National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian)
- The Four I’S of Oppression and Paying Attention to White Culture and Privilege: A Missing Link to Advancing Racial Equity (courtesy EdVestors)
- Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus (JSTOR Daily)
- No Going Back: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide (The Center for Cultural Power)
- Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist
Resources for Talking with Young People
- Talking Race with Young Children (NPR)
- Wee Chalk the Walk (Wee the People, Philly Children’s Movement, MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships, and Books for Littles)
- Teaching With Current Events in Your Classroom (Facing History and Ourselves)
- Race and Ethnicity (Teaching Tolerance)
- Social Justice Resources (Children’s Community School)
- Systemic Racism Explained (act.tv)
- Just Mercy (Warner Bros.)
Resources for White Allies
- Mapping our Roles in a Social Change Ecosystem (Deepa Iyer, SolidarityIs and Building Movement Project)
- White Supremacy Culture (Showing Up for Racial Justice)
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources and Curriculum
