Dear Leaders and/or Parents,
Below you will find resources that encourage, equip, and empower us to have conversations with our children around racism. They are NOT all Catholic resources. We do provide resources from the Association of Catholic Publishers and the USCCB, but other sites like PBS, National Geographic, the Today Show, and more, are NOT from Catholic organizations. Please sift through these resources with a discerning eye for your purposes. View and review these resources with a Catholic lens.  

We hope the resources will provide for fruitful dialogue. Bring to these conversations our Catholic teachings, and specifically Catholic Social Teaching by visiting our other pages under Faith Practice (Learning the Faith, Sharing the Faith, Catholic Social Teaching, Reading the Bible, Serving Others, etc. ).

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Resources for Parents

webinar
What Can I Say to My Kids about Racism and Violence?  (Common Sense Parenting)

Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma and Race in a World of Nonstop News (Common Sense Parenting)

Teaching Your Children about Black History (PBS)​

Talking to Kids about Race (National Geographic)

Here's How To Raise Race-Conscious Children (Buzzfeed)

A Podcast: How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race​ (NPR)

How To Talk To Kids about Race and Racism (Today Show)

From our U.S Catholic Bishops

The Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on Racism has offered numerous resources for adults HERE. (USCCB)

They also created EVERYONE ​BELONGS for children. (USCCB)
Coming Together Talking with Kids & Teens about Racism
The Association of Catholic Publishers hosts a webinar on how to talk with kids and teens about racism led by members, Loyola Press and OSV. One of the great challenges of this incredible and teachable moment is how to break open and make sense of institutional racism, its hold in our society, and how to break free of it as a community--of individuals, families, and faith.

​Our panelists will offer their insights on how to lead these conversations with your children and teens to attempt to allay any fear and anxiety they may have and give them the tools to respect human dignity.

​Speakers: DeKarlos Blackmon, Joseph White, Hosffman Ospino, Carolyn Woo, Joe Paprocki, Bishop Shelton Fabre

Story Time

Books

Read books that have won the Coretta Scott King Award to your children.  Each winter (either January or February), the Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. (Common Sense Media)

20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good
For parents and educators: "Please use these books to help you do the work of making the world a safer, more equitable place for all children." (Embrace Race.org)

The Ultimate 2018 List of Diverse Children's Books (Here Wee Read) 
A diverse list of books for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary readers.

Actions You Can Take as a Family

  • Advocate for public policies that respect human life from conception through natural death.
  • Stop conversations that are prejudicial (re: differences, diversity, racial, ethnic, and religious.)
  • As a family, cook a meal or bake for a local homeless shelter or a friend in need; or serve a meal at a soup kitchen together.
  • Model and teach your children respect for the elderly, developmentally disabled, mentally ill, and physically disabled.

Systemic Racism - A Learner's Playlist

Fighting Racism Playlist (from Kenora Catholic)