TO BE SILENT IS TO BE COMPLICIT.

We cannot remain silent when Black communities continue to suffer violence, discrimination, and injustice while children and their families are left being re-traumatized and further marginalized. That would be in direct conflict with our mission and vision. Boundless Brilliance has always been a champion of diversity, inclusion, & access. Now, we stand in full solidarity and support of those in this fight for racial justice in America. Read our Executive Director’s statement here.

We have also compiled a list of resources for educating yourself and your children about racism.

TIPS FOR TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT RACE & RACISM:

• 7 Things to Do When Your Kid Points Out Someone's Differences

• Five Activities to Promote Diversity in the Classroom

• Talking with Children About Racism, Police Brutality, and Protests

• How to Teach Kids About Race

• 6 Things White Parents Can Do to Raise Racially Conscious Children

• Anti-Racism for Kids 101: Starting to Talk About Race

• Here's How Kamau Bell Talks About Race with His Kids

• 100 Race-Conscious Things You can Say to Your Child to Advance Social Justice

• Raising Race-Conscious Children

• 4 Things We Should All Teach Kids About Racism Right Now

• Talking to Children After Racial Incidents

• What White Children Need to Know About Race

• Talking to Kids About Racial Stereotypes

• Resources for Discussing Police Violence, Race, and Racism with Students

• Teaching About Race, Racism, and Police Violence

• A Collection of Resources for Teaching Social Justice

• Talking to Kids About Racial Violence

• What kids need to hear about race and violence- but many schools won't touch

• Talking to Kids About Current Events and Conflicts

• Philando Castile Shooting: How do parents talk to children about policy brutality? 

• Teaching Tolerance

• Race Talk: Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism

• Honestly, Sometimes I'm Uncomfortable with my Children Making White Friends

• Your 5-year-old is already racially biased. Here's what you can do about it. 

• Why I teach my 2-year-old about race

• It's Never Too Early to Talk About Race

• What Is Multicultural Education? Guidance for Educators on Culturally Responsive Teaching

BOOKS FOR KIDS:

We encourage you to purchase from BIPOC-owned bookstores when purchasing these books.

• The Ultimate 2018 Diverse List of Children's Books

• No White Saviors: Kids Books About Black Women in US History

• Children's Books by Brilliant Black Women

• “Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice” by Marianne Celano

• “Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things)” by Anastasia Higginbotham

• “Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation” by Duncan Tonatiuh

• “Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” by Vashti Harrison

• “Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History” by Vashti Harrison

• “Where are you from?” by Yamille Saied Méndez

• “The Colors of Us” by Karen Katz

• “Let’s Talk about Race” by Julius Lester

• “Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?” by Sandy Lynne Holman

• “The Skin I’m In” by Sharon G. Flake 

• “A Sweet Smell of Roses” by Angela Johnson

• “Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X” by Ilyasah Shabazz

• “Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters” by Andrea Davis Pinkney

• “My Hair Is a Garden” by Cozbi A. Cabrera

• “Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock” by Aslan Tudor and Kelly Tudor

• “My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope” by Diane Guerrero and Erica Moroz

• “We Are Grateful: Orsaliheiga” by Traci Sorell

• “I Am Not a Number” by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

• “Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library” by Carole Boston Weatherford

• “Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story” by Reem Faruqi

• “The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline Woodson

• “The Boy and the Wall” by Amahi Bishara

• “The Whispering Town” by Jennifer Elvgren

• “Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom” by Carole Boston Weatherford

• “When I Was Eight” by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

• “Happy in Our Skin” by Fran Manushkin

• “Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy” by Maria Dismondy 

• “Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement” by Carole Boston Weatherford

• “When We Were Alone” by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett

• “Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story” by Paula Yoo

• “Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry 

• “Sulwe” by Lupita Nyong’o

• “A is for Activist” by Innosanto Nagara

• “Intersection Allies: We Make Room For All” by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi

• “The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family” by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali 

• “Chocolate Me” by Taye Diggs

• “Hair Like Mine” by LaTashia M. Perry

• “Ruby Bridges Goes to School” by Ruby Bridges

• “White Socks Only” by Evelyn Coleman

BOOKS TO READ & MOVIES TO WATCH:

Resources collected by Occidental College Volunteers; Emily Liang, Kia Mackey, Julissa Larios, Eleanor Alvarez and McKenna Sims.