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How to talk to your kids about the news

Posted at 11:53 AM, Jun 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-08 12:53:26-04

Ingrid gave tips on how parents can talk to their children about racism, police brutality and protesting. Here are some books Ingrid recommends for children of all ages, as well as adults:

Young children:

  • Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
  • A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
  • The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson

Preteen:

  • Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny & Injustice by Veronica Chambers
  • Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham

Teenagers:

  • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism & You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Parents:

  • My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
  • How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi