Educational Resources & Tech Tools 12/31/2020

• The Dos and Dont's of Talking to Kids of Color About White Supremacy | Colorlines

  • Do ground your children in a worldview that includes their spirituality, family traditions, heritage, cultural values and
  • self-respect.
  • Don’t perpetuate the myth that we live in a colorblind society. Everyone is not treated the same, and race and color do matter and America is a not meritocracy where they will succeed if they just try hard enough. Even if you believed this in the past, those ideas lack credibility today. If you need to do an about face, say so and explain why.
  • And research shows that by the time a Black boy turns 10, White adults often perceive him as being up to four years older than he is and less innocent than other children. A study released in June revealed that Black girls ages 5 through 14 are viewed as more sexually mature and less innocent than their White peers.
  • Do role-play to help them practice what to say during stressful encounters.

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