As moms, we want to do everything we can to raise kind, compassionate, and inclusive children. We want to teach them how to love, how to care, and how to embrace people of all backgrounds, races, and cultures.
But where do we start?
Learning starts at home, and can happen right in our own communities. Below is a list of both local and national resources to help us expand our understanding of racism, white privilege, and how we can learn to be a better ally and neighbor.
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Websites/Articles
- Embrace Race
- Rossier Online Classroom Conversations
- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
- Microagressions are a big deal. How to talk them out and when to walk away (NPR)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal
Videos
- Where Do We Go From Here? A Conversation Led by Oprah
- 21 Anti-Racist Videos to Share with Kids
- Seeing White: A 14-Part Documentary Series
- Systemic Racism Explained
Resources for Parents
- Anti-Racism for Kids
- Talking to Young Children about Race & Racism (PBS)
- How to Speak Up at School
- Toys for Raising Culturally and Racially Aware Children
- Talking Race with Young Children (NPR)
- Talking to Kids About Race: Why It’s So Important (Part 1 and Part 2)
- Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Round-Up
- Social Justice Resources (The Children’s Community School)
Becoming an Ally
- Anti-Racism Resources for White People
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- A Guide to How You Can Support Marginalized Communities
- Fighting Racism as a White Mom: First Steps
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Facing My Own White Fragility Head-on
Podcasts
- Raising Antiracist Kids (Parenting Forward)
- Fare of the Free Child (Raising Free People)
- Podcasts to Listen to Confronting Racism
Movies & Television
- The Hate U Give
- Just Mercy
- 13th
- American Son
- Clemency
- Dear White People
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- See You Yesterday
- Selma
- When They See Us
- Sesame Street & CNN | Coming Together: Standing Up To Racism
Children’s Books
- World Reader Resource List
- Coretta Scott King’s Book Award Winners
- 33 Books About Race & Black History
- EyeSeeMe: African American Children’s Bookstore
- 10 Picture Books with Main Characters of Color
- Top Recommended African American Children’s Books
- No White Saviors: Kid’s Books About Black Women in U.S. History
Adult Books
- An Anti-Racist Reading List
- Antagonist, Advocates, and Allies: The Wake Up Call Guide for White Women Who Want to Become Allies with Black Women (Catrice Jackson)
- How to be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
- I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Austin Channing Brown)
- The Next American Revoltion: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century (Grace Lee Boggs)
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Michelle Alexander)
- So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Robin Diangelo)
- White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Sone (Tim Wise)
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Accounts to Follow
- Sleepy.Sista (Local) | Instagram
- Wisdom Speaks (Local) | Facebook | Instagram
- Ally Henny | Facebook | Instagram
- Austin Channing Brown | Facebook | Instagram
- Check Your Privilege | Facebook | Instagram
- Cleo Wade | Facebook | Instagram
- The Conscious Kid | Facebook | Instagram
- Ibram X. Kendi | Facebook | Instagram
- Louiza “Weeze” Doran | Facebook | Instagram
- Monique Melton | Instagram
- Oh Happy Dani | Facebook | Instagram
- Rachel Cargle | Facebook | Instagram
- The Opt-In Podcast | Facebook
- Well-Read Black Girl | Facebook | Instagram
Local Organizations to Follow for Event & Volunteer Opportunities
- Afro American Development Association
- Black Lives Matter Minnesota
- City of Fargo Human Relations Commission
- Cultural Diversity Resources
- Growing Together – Community Garden Ministry
- Immigration Development Center
- Lutheran Social Services ND, Services for Refugees and Immigrants
- ND Human Rights Coalition
- New American Consortium for Wellness & Empowerment
- OneFargo
- Somali Community Development of ND
- The World in Fargo-Moorhead
Other Ways to Support the Black Community
- Fargo Mom Guide to Black-Owned Businesses
- List of Local Black-Owned Wedding Vendors (courtesy of Samantha Turner Photography)
- 1,000+ Black-Owned Etsy Shops
- 300+ Black-Owned Businesses to Support