May 20, 2019

Talking to White Kids About Race & Racism

53 minutes

Many white parents have never learned how to talk about race and racism with their kids. Silence perpetuates racism—but it can be hard to know how to start. This hour-long program is about talking to white kids about race and racism: how white parents, families, and teachers can learn to show up for racial justice in a way that will make a difference for generations to come. The show explores a wide variety of approaches with kids of all ages.

Parents, racial justice experts, and teens all provide perspectives on these necessary and challenging conversations, with a focus on how white parents can actively interrupt the racist messages and stereotypes that children as young as three years old are already starting to pick up. We combine compelling storytelling with practical expert guidance to give you tools to start your own courageous conversations.

Tips & Strategies for Talking to White Kids About Race & Racism (PDF)

Listen to Stories From the Episode

Resources

From Our Guests

Jennifer Harvey Full Interview Transcript (PDF)

White Ally Toolkit

David Campt

Black Girl in Maine

Shay Stewart-Bouley

Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race

Debbie Irving

Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America

Jennifer Harvey

Seeing White—Scene on Radio

Produced and Hosted by John Biewen, with Chenjerai Kumanyika

White Like Me: Reflections on Race From a Privileged Son

Tim Wise

Speak Out

Hosted by Tim Wise

White Kids: Growing Up With Privilege in a Racially Divided America

Margaret Hagerman

Further Reading & Listening

Books

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Robin DiAngelo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race

Beverly D. Tatum

Me And White Supremacy Workbook

Layla Saad

Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander

General Resources for White People Wanting to Become Anti-Racist Allies

What is White Privilege?

Cory Collins—Teaching Tolerance

The Costs of Racism to White People

Paul Kivel

The Cost of Racism to White People and Why They Should Care About Racial Justice

Diane Goodman—Focusing Initiatives International

100 Ways to Be a White Ally

Kesiena Bloom—Broadly

Anti-Racist Checklist for White People

Robin DiAngelo (adapted from Dr. John Raible)

Silence-Breakers for White People

Anika Nailah & Robin DiAngelo

Research Says There Are Ways to Reduce Racial Bias—Calling People Racist Isn’t One of Them

German Lopez—Vox

Parenting & Teaching

How To Talk to Kids About Race: Books & Resources That Can Help

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich—Brightly

They Were Raised To Be Colorblind—But Now More White Parents are Talking About Race

Caitlin Gibson—The Washington Post

24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers

Joe Truss—Culturally Responsible Leadership

Talking About Race, Learning About Racism

Beverly Tatum—Harvard Educational Review

31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance

Embrace Race

Classroom Resources

Teaching Tolerance

Race & Education

The Utter Inadequacy of America’s Efforts to Desegregate Schools

Alana Semuels—Atlantic

The Data Proves That School Segregation Is Getting Worse

Alvin Chang—Vox

Segregation Now

Nikole Hannah-Jones—ProPublica

Unequal Opportunity: Race and Education

Linda Darling-Hammond—Brookings Institution

Inequality at School

Kirsten Weir—American Psychological Association

Race & Housing

Racial Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Disparities

Solomon Greene et al—U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty

The Shocking Truth 50 Years After the 1968 Fair Housing Act

John Wake—Forbes

The Test Used to Expose Housing Discrimination and Its Chicago Roots

Natalie Moore—WBEZ

Race & Employment

Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. But Our Data Shows It’s Still a Huge Problem.

Maryam Jameel & Joe Yerardi—Vox

The Mark of a Criminal Record

Devah Pager—American Journal of Sociology

Race & Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Facts

The Sentencing Project

Tipping Point: Maryland’s Overuse of Incarceration and the Impact on Public Safety

Eric Lotke & Jason Ziedenberg—Justice Policy Institute

Ending Mass Incarceration: Ideas From Today’s Leaders

Inimai M. Chettiar et al.—Brennan Center

Left and Right Agree on Criminal Justice: They Were Both Wrong Before

Maggie Astor—The New York Times

There’s Overwhelming Evidence That the Criminal Justice System is Racist. Here’s the Proof.

Radley Balko—The Washington Post

Report: Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights & Partners

Race & Healthcare

Doctors and Racial Bias: Still a Long Way to Go

Aaron E. Carroll—The New York Times

Implicit Bias in Healthcare Professionals: a Systematic Review

Chloe FitzGerald and Samia Hurst—BMC Medical Ethics

Reducing Racial Disparities in Healthcare By Confronting Racism

Martha Hostetter and Sarah Klein—The Commonwealth Fund

Helpful Organizations

Teaching Tolerance

Equal Justice Initiative

The Conscious Kid

Embrace Race

ERASE Racism

Cultures of Dignity

DreamYard

Showing Up for Racial Justice

Community Change Inc.

Justice Mapping Project

White Privilege Conference

Center for Racial Justice in Education

We’d love to hear from you! If you are a parent or teacher, and you have a story about talking to kids about racism—or a comment for one of our guests—please leave us a voicemail at 617-600-8419.

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