Listening + Learning
I know I am not the only one when I say- I am disgusted that our world still operates in this manner in the YEAR 2020. And I will also say, that I was completely naive to how bad it actually was, before the recent news of the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. I shared on my instagram that as a teacher in a diverse community I feel an immense sense of ownership to make change, and especially as an educator; I know that this change can start right in Kindergarten.
I have ordered a lot of books to educate myself over the summer which I encourage you to as well (or if I missed a good book that you’re reading add it in the comments!) And I found so many beautiful, age appropriate books that you can read to kids, or even put in a library in your classroom.
Kids Books
- Race Cars by Jenny Devenny
- Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
- When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner
- Those Shose by Maribeth Boelts
- Salt In His Shoes by Deloris Jordan
- Most People by Micheal Leannah
Adult Books:
- How To Be an Anti-Rasist by Ibran X. Kendi
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo- Lodge
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- White Fragility: Why Its So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo & Michael Eric Dyson
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- How To Be Less Stupid about Race by Crystal M Fleming
- For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin
If you have a book recommendation please comment below so we can all continue to educate ourselves!
As always, thank you for reading & I love you all!
Marinna
