Talking with Youth About Race
Girl Scouts of Western Washington has committed to becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive organization. Not only are we training our volunteers and employees about racism and other oppressions, we want to provide you with resources for being able to engage with your Girl Scout(s) in productive conversations about race and racism. Below is a list of resources that may help you navigate these sometimes difficult or awkward conversations. Having the conversation, even if you don’t do it perfectly, is better than not talking about it at all.
Listen/Watch
- Talking Race WIth Young Children (NPR)
- 'Raising White Kids' Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race (NPR)
- Seeing White Podcast (Scene On Radio)
- TED Talks to help you understand racism in America
- Is My Skin Brown Because I drank Chocolate Milk - Beverly Daniel Tatum TEDxStanford
- Why we need to Talk to Children about Race & Difference - Biz Landsay-Ryan - TEDxDePaulUniversity
Articles
- How to talk to your children about the #BlackLivesMatter protests happening around the country
- 5 ways for kids and families to protest peacefully from home
- How You Can Support Black People Today, Tomorrow & Forever
- Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence (Tolerance.org)
- Talking to Children About Racial Bias (HealthyChildren.org)
- How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism (Parent Toolkit)
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