- Santa Clara Unified School District
- Resources
- Culture and Identity
Student Services
Culture and Identity
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- “From Christian Cooper to George Floyd: A letter to White Parents”
- Washington Univ. School of Medicine School in St. Louis “Becoming Anti-Racist” graphic
- (Common Sense Media “Parenting in support of Black lives: how to build a just future for kids (and how media can help)”
- Equal Justice Initiative “Reconstruction in America”
- “What does the acronym BIPOC mean?”?”
Note about books: instead of purchasing books of interest from Amazon, please consider supporting small bookstores and if possible, Black-owned bookstores like Uncle Bobbie’s
For Kids
- When Are Kids Old Enough to Talk About Racism
- A Resource for Talking About Race with Young Children
- Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children
- 10 tips for teaching and talking about race with children (also in Spanish)
Books
- “Anti-racist baby” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- "We are water protectors” by Carole Lindstrom
- “Ladybug Lily” by Adolpha Cole
- “The Ghanaian goldilocks” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “K is for Kahlo: an alphabet book of notable artists from around the world” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Z is for Zora: an alphabet book of notable authors from around the world” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Harriet Hare the hair guru” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Tallulah the tooth fairy CEO” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
For Teens
Increasing Self Awareness
Instagram Accounts
- @TheConsciousKid
- @PoorPeoplesCampaign
- @ZinnEducationProject
- @EducatorsForJustice
- @YourRightsCamp
- @RaicesTexas
- @Rachel.Cargle
- @IbramXK
- @NDNCollective
- @Puuhuluhulu
Books
- 25 amazing books by African-American authors you need to read
- How to be an ally 101 book list
- “Black like me” by John Howard Griffin
- “Whistling Vivaldi: how stereotypes affect us and what we can do” by Claude M. Steele
- “Post traumatic slave syndrome: American’s legacy of enduring injury & healing” by Dr. Joy Degruy
- “The new Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
- “Privilege, power, and difference” by Dr. Allan Johnson
- “Microaggressions in everyday life: race, gender, and sexual orientation” by Dr. Derald Wing Sue
For Our BIPOC Community (Black, Indegenous and People of Color)
Instagram accounts with positive, culturally affirming content:
- @BlackJoyParade
- @Therapists_of_color
- @IAmTabithaBrown
- @CoolAssBlackWoman
- @CheekboneBeauty
- @BYellowtail
- @OXDXClothing
- @MelaninBaseCamp
- @OutdoorAfro
- @BrownPeopleCamping
- @Black_surfing_rockaway
- @JungleJordan23
Books with positive, culturally affirming content:
- “We are water protectors” by Carole Lindstrom
- “Ladybug Lily” by Adolpha Cole
- “The Water Dancer” by Ta-nehisi Coates
- “Mixed: portraits of multi-racial kids” by Kip Fulbeck
- “Part Asian, 100% Hapa” by Kip Fulbeck
- “Gems from the elders: a book of African American proverbs” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “The Ghanaian goldilocks” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “K is for Kahlo: an alphabet book of notable artists from around the world” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Z is for Zora: an alphabet book of notable authors from around the world” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Harriet Hare the hair guru” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
- “Tallulah the tooth fairy CEO” by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli