Equity Focused Resources

Below are Equity Focused Resources to support growth, development and awareness. Much of the resources shared are suggested readings, videos and podcasts.

Reading Selections from our Faculty

Nonfiction

1. 1. James Baldwin
   2. Audre Lorde
   3. The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
   4. Ibram X. Kendi: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (for young readers, with Jason Reynolds) and How to be an Antiracist
   5. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People, Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese

Suggested Resources

From Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard
Brown Mama Blueprint Podcasts
Your Kids Are Not Too Young to Talk About Race
How White Parents Can Talk to Their Kids about Race
Don’t Call me Puerto Rican
Immigrant Dreams

Teaching Kids About Race

Helpful resources during traumatic events:

• National Association of School Psychologists Talking to Children about Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• American Psychological Association: Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
• Common Sense Media: How to Talk to Kids About School Shooting
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
• Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate
• Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories about Bias and Injustice
• Table Talk: Gun Violence and Mass Shootings
• Table Talk: Propaganda, Extremism and Online Recruitment Tactics

Helpful resources for the LGBTQIA+ Community:

• Arlington County LGBTQIA+ Resources website