Equity & Inclusion Resources
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“My Privilege”
Original Essay by Tiara Starks
Tiara Starks, a LiveGirl SHE WORKS participant and rising junior at University of New Haven presents and original speech at this year’s recent Juneteenth’s “Speak Your Peace” event hosted by LiveGirl's very own, Victoria Iparraguirre.
The peace is titled “My Privilege” - in a powerful narrative, she not only speaks to her personal experiences of racial insensitivity growing up in Fairfield County, but also shares her own take on how non-black people can help in the fight for racial equality.
““I had to learn and am still learning to feel comfortable expressing myself, I tend to still feel like an outsider but now, I’m see an influx of people who look like me, who talk like me, that have similar experiences to me come out and share with each other what they’ve dealt with and how they can solve it within their own communities.””
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Equality and Inclusion Resources
HOW TO TALK TO ASIAN-
AMERICAN YOUTH ABOUT RACISM
by Apex
Assembly’s Anti-Racism Guide For Girls
via Assembly, a Malala Fund publication
5 Learning Opportunities For Individuals
Courtesy of Simon Morris Enterprises, LLC
Allies Guide to Advocacy
by YWCA
5 Steps to Inclusive Leadership
Courtesy of Her New Standard
Say Their Names
Extensive racial justice rundown via theSkimm
Election And Activism Self Care
by Kyla Johns, leader of LiveGirl’s “So, You Want to be an Activist?” program
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Helpful articles and online resources
Resources: Understanding Racial Health Disparities
TED, David R. Williams: How racism makes us sick
Mayo Clinic: Coronavirus infection by race: What's behind the health disparities?
Connecticut Health Foundation: Health Disparities in Connecticut: Causes, Effects, and What We Can Do
DataHaven: Toward Health Equity in Connecticut
Video, Connecticut State Senator Saud Anwar: Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis in Connecticut
Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, and Health: The Collisions Between COVID-19 And Structural Racism
Hope Initiative: Measures to Advance Health and Opportunity
American Medical Association: Reducing disparities in health care
How to be an Ally in the Fight Against Racism
https://www.facinghistory.org/
White Supremacy Still Exists. Here’s What White Parents Can Do About It.
50 Amazing Books By Black Authors From The Past 5 Years
11 Things To Do Besides Say ‘This Has To Stop’ In The Wake Of Police Brutality
How To Celebrate Black History With Your Kids All Year Round
Talking to children after racial incidents, by renowned scholar and psychologist Dr. Howard Stevenson
A viral Google doc called “Anti-racism resources” has, you guessed it, a slew of helpful resources and lists for parents and non-parents alike.
Children’s Community School’s list of Social Justice Resources
The Center For Racial Justice In Education resource list
Raising Race Conscious Children is a valuable workshop and resource parents can use over and over again. In particular, these strategies for talking to your kids about racism and race.
Check your privilege and watch this video by @Cut that went viral over the weekend. It’s called “Black parents explain how to deal with the police.”
Sister Outsider is a must-read for those who are “truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.” -The New York Times
I Am Not Your Negro; a documentary that takes viewers through the mind of James Baldwin.
The 13th will challenge your existing ideas on race, justice, and mass incarceration in America.
LA 92 honors the Los Angeles riots from almost three decades ago.
If Beale Street Could Talk is an iconic love story to watch which centers around the influential James Baldwin.
Ta-Nehisi’s Between the World and Me is a new take on James Baldwin’s, “The Fire Next Time”.
Spark a greater sense of compassion with the book Homegoing.
The Hate You Give is a powerful book (and film) that is a recent favorite among many for its eye-opening rendition of the racial division that still exists so heavily.
Insecure is described as a “hilarious and insightful new sitcom”.
Watch Moonlight and follow the life of Chiron, a young black man in his journey to manhood.
The Oscar-winning short film Hair Love encourages acceptance of your own hair.
Queen & Slim is a Bonnie & Clyde style romance; however the main characters face issues of police corruption and brutality.
Watch Jay-Z’s Rest in Power series which honors Trayvon Martin.
Say Her Name; The Life and Death of Sandra Bland
A Shameful Story, the documentary of Kalief Browder, calls out our existing criminal justice system.
Central Park Five is a movie which explores race, rape, and blame.
Please Stop Talking. Please Just Listen. by Mita Mallick
Talking With Your Teen About Anti-Racism? Be Ready to Listen by The New York Times
Resources For Talking to Children About Racial Injustice
(Source: Association of Children’s Museums)
6 Books That Can Help You Talk to Your Child About Race and Diversity, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Addressing Racial Injustice with Young Children, EmbraceRace
By Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP, Marietta Collins, PhD, and Ann Hazzard, PhD, ABPP Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
An Activity Book For African American Families: Helping Children Cope with Crisis, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Resources for Talking about Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids, The Center for Racial Justice in Education
Social Justice Resources, Glazer Children’s Museum
Talking about Race, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Talking to Children About Racial Bias, HealthyChildren.org
By Ashaunta Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS, FAAP and Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup, Pretty Good Design
