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Must-Read Article: What White People Need to Know
I’ve been a huge fan of Bryan Stevenson ever singe I heard him speak in person. This must-read article does not disappoint: Bryan Stevenson on What Well-Meaning White People Need to Know about Race.
Thank you, Mr. Stevenson, for your wise work and profound work in the world!
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How to Talk to White Boys about Our Racist Country
In the span of one week I’m supposed to figure out how to talk to white boys about two mass shootings? Then a factory immigration raid that left children stranded without their parents?
How do I talk to my white boys about racism in a way that:
- doesn’t make them feel bad about themselves (shame does not lead to good outcomes)
- doesn’t bring undue anxiety into their lives
- helps them understand the unfairness of white privilege and the abhorrence of white supremacy in a way that makes them lifelong advocates against these things?
I barely have time to hold my own life together between a more-than-full-time job and trying to … Read More
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Picture Books About Social Justice
My new system of keeping a special container of books right by my bed is working! It has helped me fit in more books about gender identity and expression with my children. I decided it was time to add additional picture books about social justice.
Here’s what’s in our rotation from the library right now:
Social Justice Picture Books
- ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Janitor Strike in L.A. A bilingual fictional story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors’ strike in Los Angeles in 2000. It tells about Carlitos, whose mother is a janitor. Every night, he sleeps while his mother cleans in one of the skyscrapers in