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- [Black and Chinese Americans and Allies](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/black-and-chinese-americans-and-allies/) - Black and Chinese Americans and Allies This brief video explores the Chinese American experience in Mississippi during the Jim Crow South.
- [Introducing Fiasco: The Battle for Boston](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/introducing-fiasco-the-battle-for-boston/) - Introducing Fiasco: The Battle for Boston “In 1974, a federal judge ruled that Boston’s public schools were unconstitutionally segregated. The solution? A controversial experiment in desegregation known as “busing,” which would take children from majority-white schools and bus them to predominantly Black schools, and vice versa. What followed was a year of upheaval, violence, and
- [How the Irish Became White](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/how-the-irish-became-white/) - How the Irish Became White In this article from the Journal of American History, the author explores how Irish Americans were able to gain the status of “whiteness” in the context of the US.
- [The History of White People](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/the-history-of-white-people/) - The History of White People “Telling perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history, eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter guides us through more than two thousand years of Western civilization, illuminating not only the invention of race but also the frequent praise of “whiteness” for economic, scientific, and political ends. A story filled with
- [Resource: A Better Way To Tackle Institutional Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/resource-a-better-way-to-tackle-institutional-racism/) - Resource: A Better Way To Tackle Institutional Racism This resource, by the Alliance for Racial Justice, addresses several ways to challenge institutionalized racism.
- [Article: Blaming the Victim: Techniques Used To Avoid Talking About Systemic Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-blaming-the-victim-techniques-used-to-avoid-talking-about-systemic-racism/) - Article: Blaming the Victim: Techniques Used To Avoid Talking About Systemic Racism Learn how to counter arguments that there is no such thing as systemic racism.
- [Video: How To Be Anti-Racist -  It’s More Than Books, Quotes And Blackout Tuesday](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/video-how-to-be-anti-racist-its-more-than-books-quotes-and-blackout-tuesday/) - Video: How To Be Anti-Racist - It’s More Than Books, Quotes And Blackout Tuesday “In the months and years since George Floyd’s death, people across the United States have started to look more critically at how we deal with race and incorporate anti-racism into our everyday lives. But one of the biggest challenges we’re running
- [Article: Guidance - How Can We Fight Racism?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-guidance-how-can-we-fight-racism/) - Article: Guidance - How Can We Fight Racism? “The UN provides guidance and tools to act now and take concrete steps against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. This guide will help you navigate the highlights of three fundamental documents.”
- [Resource: Teaching Anti-Racism in the Classroom: Strategies for Educators](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/resource-teaching-anti-racism-in-the-classroom-strategies-for-educators/) - Resource: Teaching Anti-Racism in the Classroom: Strategies for Educators This resource defines what anti-racism means and provides specific resources for teachers to teach anti-racism in the classroom.
- [Resource: 10 Tips and Resources to Develop an Anti-racist Classroom](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/resource-10-tips-and-resources-to-develop-an-anti-racist-classroom/) - Resource: 10 Tips and Resources to Develop an Anti-racist Classroom “As instructors, we bring our experience and expertise into the classroom. We also bring our social identities and biases, and can sometimes unwittingly perpetuate racism. Since racism is woven into the fabric of societies all over the world, it's been part of your students' lives
- [Article: The US White Majority Will Soon Disappear Forever](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-the-us-white-majority-will-soon-disappear-forever/) - Article: The US White Majority Will Soon Disappear Forever “White nationalists want America to be white again. But this will never happen. America is on its way to becoming predominantly nonwhite.”
- [Article: The 13/50 Myth About Black Americans and Crime](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-the-13-50-myth-about-black-americans-and-crime/) - Article: The 13/50 Myth About Black Americans and Crime Many anti-Black racists who try to excuse their anti-Black racism by citing crime statistics often repeat the 13/50 myth. Learn about what the myth is, its origins,and why it is gravely incorrect.
- [Article: Whiteness is the Longest Con](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-whiteness-is-the-longest-con/) - Article: Whiteness is the Longest Con This article by Tim Wise explores how racism structured and perpetuates America's class divide.
- [Article: The Invention Of Whiteness: The Long History Of A Dangerous Idea](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-the-invention-of-whiteness-the-long-history-of-a-dangerous-idea/) - Article: The Invention Of Whiteness: The Long History Of A Dangerous Idea “Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world.”
- [Article: Whiteness Is An Invented Concept That Has Been Used As A Tool Of Oppression](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/article-whiteness-is-an-invented-concept-that-has-been-used-as-a-tool-of-oppression/) - Article: Whiteness Is An Invented Concept That Has Been Used As A Tool Of Oppression Explore how the concept of Whiteness was invented as a tool to oppress those deemed non-White.
- [Interview: The Evolution Of Whiteness In The United States](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/06/10/interview-the-evolution-of-whiteness-in-the-united-states/) - Interview: The Evolution Of Whiteness In The United States This interview with historian Lisa Betty examines the social, political, and economic construct of Whiteness and how it has evolved in the US.
- [A History of Black Stereotypes Onscreen](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/a-history-of-black-stereotypes-onscreen/)
- [The Bell: Ep. 5 - Responding to Racism in Schools](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/the-bell-ep-5-responding-to-racism-in-schools/)
- [Blackface: The Birth of An American Stereotype](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/blackface-the-birth-of-an-american-stereotype/)
- [Article: 10 Remedies for Systemic Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-10-remedies-for-systemic-racism/)
- [Article: 10 Things You Can Do to Promote Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-10-things-you-can-do-to-promote-anti-racism-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/)
- [Video: How to Deal with Racial Discrimination](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/video-how-to-deal-with-racial-discrimination/)
- [Lies about Black People: How to Combat Racist Stereotypes and Why It Matters](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/lies-about-black-people-how-to-combat-racist-stereotypes-and-why-it-matters/)
- [Interview: A Key To Ending Racism: Make It Personal](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/interview-a-key-to-ending-racism-make-it-personal/)
- [Article: In Schools, Honest Talk about Racism Can Reduce Discrimination](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-in-schools-honest-talk-about-racism-can-reduce-discrimination/)
- [Article: Racism in the Classroom: What You Can Do About It](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-racism-in-the-classroom-what-you-can-do-about-it/)
- [Article: How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-how-the-nazis-were-inspired-by-jim-crow/)
- [Reported Essay: When Did Equity Become a ‘Trigger’ Word?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/reported-essay-when-did-equity-become-a-trigger-word/)
- [Reflection Activity: Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/reflection-activity-identity/)
- [Article: Black Codes](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/article-black-codes/)
- [Scholarly Article: The Historical Perspectives of Stereotypes on African-American Males](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/05/02/scholarly-article-the-historical-perspectives-of-stereotypes-on-african-american-males/)
- [Why Did "Woke" Go From Black To Bad?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/why-did-woke-go-from-black-to-bad/)
- [The Stoop](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/the-stoop/)
- [Black. Jewish. Divided by Hate. Stronger Together](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/black-jewish-divided-by-hate-stronger-together/)
- [How to Raise an Antiracist](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/how-to-raise-an-antiracist/)
- [Article: Stanford Scholars Examine Systemic Racism, How To Advance Racial Justice In America](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/article-stanford-scholars-examine-systemic-racism-how-to-advance-racial-justice-in-america/)
- [Resources: Talking to Kids About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/resources-talking-to-kids-about-race/)
- [Article: It’s Never Too Early To Teach Kids About Race And Racial Justice. Here’s How To Do It—With A Little Help From Elmo](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/article-its-never-too-early-to-teach-kids-about-race-and-racial-justice-heres-how-to-do-it-with-a-little-help-from-elmo/)
- [Video: Talks at Google - So You Want to Talk About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/video-talks-at-google-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race/)
- [Book: So You Want to Talk About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/02/book-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race/)
- [Blog: Racial Identity Development as a Path to Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/01/blog-racial-identity-development-as-a-path-to-anti-racism/)
- [Interview: Understanding Racial Identity: An Interview with Beverly Daniel Tatum](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/01/interview-understanding-racial-identity-an-interview-with-beverly-daniel-tatum/)
- [Article (long): Reflections on Identity, Diversity and Morality](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/01/article-long-reflections-on-identity-diversity-and-morality/)
- [Video: How Racial Identity Shapes Academic & Personal Success](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/04/01/video-how-racial-identity-shapes-academic-personal-success/)
- [Sonji Owens](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/sonji-owens-2/) - Sonji Owens is a former elementary school educator. She retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District with 39 years of service. She holds a degree in Liberal Studies from California State University Dominguez Hills. During her employment with LAUSD, she also held the position of a Standard English Learner (SEL) Instructional Coach, where she
- [Carrie Eicher](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/carrie-eicher/) - Carrie Eicher has been an educator and staff developer for the past 17 years, serving diverse communities of students and staff. She holds a K-6 teaching degree, a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in Arts Integration, as well as a K-12 principal license from Saint Mary's University. Carrie has taught all grade levels
- [Bethany Pottratz-Ocar](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/bethany-pottratz-ocar/) - Bethany Pottratz-Ocar received her Master’s in Education from the University of Wisconsin and has taught Language Arts for over 35 years in every grade level from sixth to college. She serves as a teacher and instructional coach for the Hopkins School District in Minnesota and brings her continued CLR journey from her classroom to her
- [Dr. Daniel Russell](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/dr-daniel-russell/) - Dr. Daniel Russell entered the education profession through Teach for America (TFA) in 1994, teaching 3rd through 5th grade at 99th St. Elementary School in the Watts community of Los Angeles. While there, he also served as a teacher-facilitator with the Academic English Mastery Program (AEMP), as well as an EL Coordinator. In 2002, his
- [Ian Buchanan](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/ian-buchanan/) - A native of E. St. Louis, Illinois, Dr. Ian Buchanan is committed to servant leadership and interrupting inequity. He currently serves as CEO of Nia Education Group, a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to helping great leaders become their greatest leadership selves. In addition, Ian is the author of the best-selling book, KING: A Four-Part
- [Lori Fredlund](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/lori-fredlund/) - Lori Fredlund recently retired after spending 35 years as a public school educator. It was a great privilege and honor for her to facilitate students’ growth as a classroom teacher for the majority of that time. In addition, she supported teachers as an Instructional Coach and Intervention Coordinator and a district curricular and professional development
- [Dr. LeDominique Hubbard](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/dr-ledominique-hubbard/) - Dr. LeDominique Hubbard is a distinguished transformational leader with a Doctorate in Educational Practice, focusing on Social Justice, from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She also holds dual bachelor's degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and two master’s degrees in Classroom Teaching and Elementary Administration from Missouri Baptist University. As the Founder of Transform
- [Felicia Homberger](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/felicia-homberger/) - Felicia received her Master’s In Education from Harvard University, where she first developed her passion for equity and anti-racist education. She has taught secondary Language Arts for over 25 years, and she served as a leader in the national AP English Language and Composition exam scoring for 15 years. As staff development coordinator at Hopkins
- [Dr. GeNita Williams](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/dr-genita-williams/) - Dr. GeNita Williams (Dr. G) was born, raised, and educated in St. Louis, Missouri. With teaching and leadership certification in MO, IL, and GA, Dr. Williams has been a teacher and school leader for 26 years, with five of those years being an urban middle school turnaround principal. Dr. Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in
- [Jennifer Caione](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/jennifer-caione/) - Jennifer Caione is a passionate and accomplished educator with extensive experience in the Mukilteo School District, located in the state of Washington. Throughout her career, Jen has served in multiple roles, including Instructional Coach, Intermediate Teacher, and Interventionist. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher, the district coordinator for Multilingual Summer School, and leads her school's Equity
- [Lisa Sahasrabudhe](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/28/lisa-sahasrabudhe/) - Lisa Sahasrabudhe is a lifelong educator committed to anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive education. Her career has spanned 37 years, during which she has served as a classroom teacher, K-12 instructional coach, elementary school principal, and Equity and Diversity Officer for the Ithaca City School District, in Ithaca NY. While serving as an instructional coach
- [Ashley Acosta-Meyers](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/ashley-acosta-meyers/) - Ashley has been an educator at Park High School, outside of St. Paul, MN, since 2012. Ashley is passionate in helping students develop the skills to choose a future based on opportunity rather than circumstance. During her career, Ashley discovered the power of infusing CLR to ensure that all students feel validated and heard. Within
- [Sten Anderson](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/sten-anderson/) - Sten has worked for 10 years in public schools in central New York; presently with Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES. In his career, he has assumed the roles of middle and high school science teacher, instructional technology integration specialist and instructional coach. Sten encountered the work of Dr. Hollie in 2018 and parlayed this knowledge and experience to
- [Kate Buhr](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/kate-buhr/) - Kate Buhr has been an educator in Minnesota since 2010. After graduating from the University of Missouri - Columbia with degrees in International Business and German, she pursued her teaching license at Bemidji State University. She began her career in education teaching high school German and AVID. In order to best support her amazing scholars,
- [Andrew Haaheim](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/andrew-haaheim/) - Andrew Haaheim has been an educator in the Twin Cities since 2010. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Life Science Secondary Education and a minor in Music at Gustavus Adolphus College. He began his career teaching college-level biology as part of the International Baccalaureate Programme at Fridley High School. In addition to being a
- [Tim Leistikow](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/tim-leistikow/) - Tim has been teaching International Baccalaureate Language and Literature and Theory of Knowledge at Fridley High School, just outside of Minneapolis, MN, since 2005. He received a BA in Literature from the University of MN and a MA in Teaching from the University of St. Thomas. In addition to teaching, he has served as an
- [Kelly Schwartzbauer](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/kelly-schwartzbauer/) - Kelly began her career in education in 2000 as an English teacher in Romania for the United States Peace Corps. She has since worked as a reading and language arts teacher in charter, public, and private schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul. In addition to teaching middle and high school students full time at Hill-Murray
- [Bianca Suglia](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/bianca-suglia/) - Bianca Suglia has been an inquisitive, passionate, and culturally responsive educator, French Immersion teacher, and peer adviser in Edina Public Schools, MN, for the last 19 years. She graduated with a MA in British and American Studies from West University in Timisoara, Romania and a MA in Education from Hamline University, St Paul, before receiving
- [Deanna Wuotila](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/11/deanna-wuotila/) - Deanna Wuotila has been an educator for over 20 years. She earned her degree in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls and a Masters in Education from Hamline University. Currently she is working on her Educational Specialist degree at Concordia University. In addition to her middle and elementary classroom teaching experience, Deanna
- [The Attack on "Critical Race Theory": What's Going on?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/the-attack-on-critical-race-theory-whats-going-on/)
- [United States of Amnesia: The Real Histories of CRT, Ep. 1 - The Students Who Protested](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/united-states-of-amnesia-the-real-histories-of-crt-ep-1-the-students-who-protested/)
- [The Truth about CRT/SEL/DEIJ/Sex-Ed](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/the-truth-about-crt-sel-deij-sex-ed/)
- [Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/critical-race-theory-the-key-writings-that-formed-the-movement/)
- [Article: What Teachers Can Do to Combat and Call Out Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/article-what-teachers-can-do-to-combat-and-call-out-racism/)
- [Article: What To Do If You're Dealing With A Racist Teacher At School](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/article-what-to-do-if-youre-dealing-with-a-racist-teacher-at-school/)
- [Resource: Talking About Race and Privilege: Lesson Plan for Middle and High School Students](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/resource-talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students/)
- [Resource: Anti-Racism in the Classroom: Tips and Resources for Teaching About Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/resource-anti-racism-in-the-classroom-tips-and-resources-for-teaching-about-racism/)
- [Article: Conservative Duo Fights Against DEI One Bias Claim at a Time](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/article-conservative-duo-fights-against-dei-one-bias-claim-at-a-time/)
- [Video: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations About Race and Racism in the Classroom](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/video-strategies-for-facilitating-conversations-about-race-and-racism-in-the-classroom/)
- [Video: A Personal Reflection of the Impact of Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/video-a-personal-reflection-of-the-impact-of-racism/)
- [Reflection: Reflecting on Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/reflection-reflecting-on-racism/)
- [Opinion: For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/opinion-for-us-conservatives-dei-is-code-for-dont-ever-integrate/)
- [Article: Conservative Opponents Of Dei May Not Be As Colorblind As They Claim](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/03/03/article-conservative-opponents-of-dei-may-not-be-as-colorblind-as-they-claim/)
- [History Professor On How White Backlash Controls American Progress](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/history-professor-on-how-white-backlash-controls-american-progress/)
- [Navigating DEI Pushback: Strategies for Leaders with Liz Grant OBE](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/navigating-dei-pushback-strategies-for-leaders-with-liz-grant-obe/)
- [The History Of DEI Resistance In America](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/the-history-of-dei-resistance-in-america/)
- [DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/dei-deconstructed-your-no-nonsense-guide-to-doing-the-work-and-doing-it-right/)
- [Article: Resisting Resistance to Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/article-resisting-resistance-to-anti-racism/)
- [Blog: Beth’s Corner: The DEI Backlash – It’s Time to Be Courageous](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/blog-beths-corner-the-dei-backlash-its-time-to-be-courageous/)
- [Article: Evolution of DEIA](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/article-evolution-of-deia/)
- [Article: Resilient Resistance: Sustaining DEI Efforts During A Time of Crisis](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/19/article-resilient-resistance-sustaining-dei-efforts-during-a-time-of-crisis/)
- [Video: The Importance Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Within Kids.](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/video-the-importance-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-within-kids/)
- [Blog: How to Talk with Kids About Diversity and Inclusion](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/blog-how-to-talk-with-kids-about-diversity-and-inclusion/)
- [Video: 3 Tips to Facilitate Conversations about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/video-3-tips-to-facilitate-conversations-about-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/)
- [Article: 7 Ways To Have Impactful, Fruitful DEI Conversations At Work](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/article-7-ways-to-have-impactful-fruitful-dei-conversations-at-work/)
- [LinkedIn Post: The "Big Lie" About DEI: Recognizing and Decoding Propaganda](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/linkedin-post-the-big-lie-about-dei-recognizing-and-decoding-propaganda/)
- [Article: “Didn’t Earn It” and Other Lies: DEI Myths Debunked](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/article-didnt-earn-it-and-other-lies-dei-myths-debunked/)
- [Blog: DEI Defined: What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Really Means](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/blog-dei-defined-what-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-really-means/)
- [Article: I Worked on Employment Law Until Trump Fired Me. Here’s the Truth About DEI.](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/02/18/article-i-worked-on-employment-law-until-trump-fired-me-heres-the-truth-about-dei/)
- [What Are Structural, Institutional And Systemic Racism?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/what-are-structural-institutional-and-systemic-racism/)
- [Kid-Friendly Podcasts That Discuss Race and Diversity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/kid-friendly-podcasts-that-discuss-race-and-diversity/)
- [Books to Teach White Children and Teens How to Undo Racism and White Supremacy](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/books-to-teach-white-children-and-teens-how-to-undo-racism-and-white-supremacy/)
- [A Kids Book About Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/a-kids-book-about-racism/)
- [Resource: Institutional/Structural - Large-Scale Action Continuum - Step-Up Program](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-institutional-structural-large-scale-action-continuum-step-up-program/)
- [Guide: Anti-racism Resources](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/guide-anti-racism-resources/)
- [Resource: Interpersonal - Working With Others](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-interpersonal-working-with-others/)
- [Resource: 11 Suggested Actions Towards Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-11-suggested-actions-towards-anti-racism/)
- [Article: 30 Anti-Racism Activities for Kids](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/article-30-anti-racism-activities-for-kids/)
- [Article: Six Classroom Activities to Spark Discussion of Racism and Privilege](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/article-six-classroom-activities-to-spark-discussion-of-racism-and-privilege/)
- [Resource: Talking to Very Young Children about, RACE It’s Necessary Now, More than Ever](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-talking-to-very-young-children-about-race-its-necessary-now-more-than-ever/)
- [Resource: Talking To Children About Race And Racism: An Age-By-Age Guide](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-talking-to-children-about-race-and-racism-an-age-by-age-guide/)
- [Blog: Stories from the Heart: A racism reflection in her own words](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/blog-stories-from-the-heart-a-racism-reflection-in-her-own-words/)
- [Resource: Reflections on Children’s Racial Learning](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/resource-reflections-on-childrens-racial-learning/)
- [Speech: A Personal Reflection on Learning to Face Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/speech-a-personal-reflection-on-learning-to-face-race/)
- [Blog: Reflection on Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2025/01/18/blog-reflection-on-racism/)
- [Article: The 10 R’s of Talking About Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/article-the-10-rs-of-talking-about-race-how-to-have-meaningful-conversations/)
- [Article: How to Have a Respectful Conversation About Racial Justice](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/article-how-to-have-a-respectful-conversation-about-racial-justice/)
- [Article: Bringing Awareness to Our Racial Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/article-bringing-awareness-to-our-racial-identity/)
- [Activity: Day 1: How Do You Think About Your Racial Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/activity-day-1-how-do-you-think-about-your-racial-identity/)
- [Article: Black Lives Matter Reflections](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/article-black-lives-matter-reflections/) - One woman’s blog about her personal reflections on racism and inequality.
- [Blog: A Personal Reflection on Racism and Inequality](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/16/blog-a-personal-reflection-on-racism-and-inequality/) - One woman’s blog about her personal reflections on racism and inequality.
- [Video: Notes Of A Native Son: The World According To James Baldwin - Christina Greer](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/video-notes-of-a-native-son-the-world-according-to-james-baldwin-christina-greer/) - Video: Notes Of A Native Son: The World According To James Baldwin - Christina Greer February 1st was the birthdate of the author James Baldwin. This video provides a brief description about him, his life, his beliefs, and his writings.
- [Podcast: About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/podcast-about-race-with-reni-eddo-lodge/) - Podcast: About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge “From the author behind the bestselling Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (http://renieddolodge.co.uk/books/) comes a podcast that takes the conversation a step further. Featuring key voices from the last few decades of anti-racist activism, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge looks at the recent history that
- [Article: What Is Code-Switching? Why Black Americans Say They Can't Be Themselves At Work](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/article-what-is-code-switching-why-black-americans-say-they-cant-be-themselves-at-work/) - Article: What Is Code-Switching? Why Black Americans Say They Can't Be Themselves At Work Although this article is focused on the impact of code-switching in the adult working world, the ideas shared have relevance for our underserved students, particularly African Americans.
- [Book: The Fire Next Time](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/book-the-fire-next-time/) - Book: The Fire Next Time “A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book
- [Organization: Center for Racial Justice Education](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/organization-center-for-racial-justice-education/) - Organization: Center for Racial Justice Education Looking for ways to help dismantle institutional racism? Consider volunteering with the Center for Racial Justice Education.
- [Article: How Woke Went From "Black" To "Bad"](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/article-how-woke-went-from-black-to-bad-2/) - Article: How Woke Went From "Black" To "Bad" Educate yourself on the term “woke” so you are better positioned to refute the lies and disinformation being spread.
- [Study: Understanding Critically Race-Conscious and Responsive Leadership](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/study-understanding-critically-race-conscious-and-responsive-leadership-2/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Study: Understanding Critically Race-Conscious and Responsive Leadership If you are a principal, this is an opportunity to participate in a study that examines how principals understand, address, and confront issues of race, racism, and institutionalized systems of power.
- [Article: Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/article-anti-racist-teaching-strategies-for-predominantly-white-schools/) - Article: Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools Many schools in our nation are still predominantly White which presents particular challenges for providing anti-racist teaching. Learn various strategies for anti-racist teaching in schools such as these.
- [WITH STUDENTS Curriculum: Anti-Racist Curriculum & Standards](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/with-students-curriculum-anti-racist-curriculum-standards/) - WITH STUDENTSCurriculum: Anti-Racist Curriculum & Standards If you are in need of a curriculum and standards addressing anti-racism, consider checking out this resource.
- [FOR ADULTS Article/Video: Let’s Talk About It: What Does 'Woke' Actually Mean?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/for-adults-article-video-lets-talk-about-it-what-does-woke-actually-mean/) - Article/Video: Let’s Talk About It: What Does 'Woke' Actually Mean? The term “woke” is currently being used in inaccurate ways, unintentionally and intentionally. Do you know what it originally meant? Would you know how to explain it to someone who doesn’t know what it means or who has learned a purposefully distorted meaning?
- [FOR ADULTS Article: From The Combination Of Racism And Sexism, Here Is The Story Of A New Word](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/for-adults-article-from-the-combination-of-racism-and-sexism-here-is-the-story-of-a-new-word/) - Article: Ethnic and Racial Identity Development FOR ADULTSArticle: From The Combination Of Racism And Sexism, Here Is The Story Of A New Word Have you heard the term “misogynoir”? Do you know its origin? Are you aware of its meaning and history? Northwestern professor Moya Bailey explains the term she coined and her feelings about
- [Article: Ethnic and Racial Identity Development](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/article-ethnic-and-racial-identity-development/) - Article: Ethnic and Racial Identity Development Do you work with adolescents? If so, this resource can be used to help you understand the stages and identity statuses of racial and ethnic identity development they have experienced, are experiencing, and will experience.
- [Activity: Reflection Activity: Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/activity-reflection-activity-identity/) - Activity: Reflection Activity: Identity Learning for Justice provides this activity to help reflect on your racial identity.
- [Website: White Supremacy Culture](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/website-white-supremacy-culture-2/) - Website: White Supremacy Culture Years ago, Tema Okun described White supremacy Culture, but Okun’s ideas were distorted and misapplied. Use this website to learn what Okun says White supremacy culture is and is NOT, as well as explore how to use this concept.
- [Resource: Let's Talk About Race - Racial Identity Development](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/13/resource-lets-talk-about-race-racial-identity-development/) - Resource: Let's Talk About Race - Racial Identity Development This resource, provided by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, traces the various stages of racial identity development that humans tend to go through.
- [Website: White Supremacy Culture](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/18/website-white-supremacy-culture/) - Website: White Supremacy Culture Years ago, Tema Okun described White supremacy Culture, but Okun’s ideas were distorted and misapplied. Use this website to learn what Okun says White supremacy culture is and is NOT, as well as explore how to use this concept.
- [Videos: Teaching & Being Rachetdemic TedTalk](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/videos-teaching-being-rachetdemic-tedtalk/) - Teaching & Being Rachetdemic TedTalk “Christopher Emdin reveals how he aims to bridge the seemingly disparate worlds of the ivory tower and the hood in his talk, "Teaching & Being Ratchetdemic." Highlighting the major inequities in urban education, Dr. Emdin argues in favor of a simple solution: that being “ratchetdemic,” or both ratchet and academic
- [Podcast: The Stoop](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/podcast-the-stoop-2/) - The Stoop “The Stoop podcast explores stories from the Black population that are not often talked about in mainstream media. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba offer a mix of genuine conversations and reported stories on what it means to be Black, the challenges Black folks face on a daily basis, while also celebrating Black
- [Articles: Overt Vs. Covert Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/articles-overt-vs-covert-racism/) - Overt Vs. Covert Racism “Racism can take many forms, all of which fall into one of two categories: overt racism or covert racism.” This article defines the difference between these two categories of racism and shares statistics about racism.
- [Books/Text: Systemic Racism 101: A Visual History of the Impact of Racism in America](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/books-text-systemic-racism-101-a-visual-history-of-the-impact-of-racism-in-america/) - Systemic Racism 101: A Visual History of the Impact of Racism in America “Discover how—and why—Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus’s arrival in 1492 to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement.”
- [Institutional Actions: Video: Breaking Barriers: Institutional Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/institutional-actions-video-breaking-barriers-institutional-racism/) - Video: Breaking Barriers: Institutional Racism This YouTube video explores various ways institutional racism can be addressed.
- [Institutional Actions: Article: How To End Institutional Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/institutional-actions-article-how-to-end-institutional-racism/) - Article: How To End Institutional Racism Institutional racism is not something that can stop overnight nor can it be done by just one individual, but this article explores several things various individuals can take collectively.
- [Individual: Learning Module: Strategies and Activities for Reducing Racial Prejudice and Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/individual-learning-module-strategies-and-activities-for-reducing-racial-prejudice-and-racism/) - Learning Module: Strategies and Activities for Reducing Racial Prejudice and Racism This section of a resource created by the organization, Community Tool Box, takes you through various activities designed to help reduce racial prejudice and racism.
- [Individual: Article: 10 Ways To Be Anti-Racist](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/individual-article-10-ways-to-be-anti-racist/) - Article: 10 Ways to Be Anti-Racist Created by the 2019-2020 Peer Inclusive Educator (PIE) Team of the University of Michigan, this article provides 10 ways you can be anti-racist.
- [For Kids: Video: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations About Race and Racism in the Classroom](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/for-kids-video-strategies-for-facilitating-conversations-about-race-and-racism-in-the-classroom/) - Video: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations About Race and Racism in the Classroom “Educators share some of their practical strategies for facilitating conversations about race and racism in the classroom. Among their suggestions: start with a temperature check, provide varied options for participation and recognize the power of language.”
- [For Kids: Article: Talking to Kids About Racism: Self Reflection and Self Education About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/for-kids-article-talking-to-kids-about-racism-self-reflection-and-self-education-about-race/) - Article: Talking to Kids About Racism: Self Reflection and Self Education About Race Some people claim that it is too early to talk about racism with kids. This is not true, but there are some important considerations when doing so.
- [For Adults: Blog: How to Have a Productive Conversation About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/for-adults-blog-how-to-have-a-productive-conversation-about-race-2/) - For Adults: Blog: How to Have a Productive Conversation About Race “Can­did con­ver­sa­tions about race are not easy. They often elic­it feel­ings of grief, anger, frus­tra­tion and a fear of being judged or mis­un­der­stood. But pro­duc­tive con­ver­sa­tions about race are cru­cial.” This blog post explores several recommendations for how to have these productive conversations.
- [For Adults: Video: What White People Can Do To Move Race Conversations Forward](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/for-adults-video-what-white-people-can-do-to-move-race-conversations-forward/) - Video: What White People Can Do To Move Race Conversations Forward “In this 2020 TEDxSeattle talk, Dr. Caprice Hollins explains why we often fail to have productive conversations about race, race relations, and racism in this country. Her talk sheds light on why People of Color and White people take different approaches to these conversations
- [Blog: Reflecting on Racism: A Look Into History](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/03/blog-reflecting-on-racism-a-look-into-history/) - Blog: Reflecting on Racism: A Look Into History This blog post by the non-profit Friendship Place offers a reflection on racism in the US.
- [Article: Racism: How To Challenge Your Own Biases](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/02/article-racism-how-to-challenge-your-own-biases/) - Article: Racism: How To Challenge Your Own Biases Overcoming racism requires looking inward and reflecting on the various ways race and racism impact your beliefs and actions.
- [Article: 4 Self-Reflective Questions to Ask Yourself in 2021 Regarding Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/02/article-4-self-reflective-questions-to-ask-yourself-in-2021-regarding-race/) - Article: 4 Self-Reflective Questions to Ask Yourself in 2021 Regarding Race The first step in acting against racism is to first reflect on your own identity and beliefs. This article provides 4 self-reflective questions.
- [Article: Reflections on Race: Will you be the change?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/12/02/article-reflections-on-race-will-you-be-the-change/) - https://thecurrentla.com/2021/reflections-on-race-will-you-be-the-change/ “Voices from the local Black community contemplate the primary challenges facing African Americans and how best to address them.”
- [Reflection: Becoming Trustworthy White Allies](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/reflection-becoming-trustworthy-white-allies/) - Reflection: Becoming Trustworthy White Allies Dr. Melanie S. Morrison of Yale reflects on her Whiteness and explores what it takes to become a trustworthy White ally and an anti-racist.
- [Model: Helms’ White Racial Identity Development Model](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/model-helms-white-racial-identity-development-model/) - Model: Helms’ White Racial Identity Development Model Dr. Janet Helms named six stages, which she calls “statuses,” that characterize a White person’s pattern of responding to racial situations in their environment. This model resources each of these six stages.
- [Book: Am I a Racist?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/book-am-i-a-racist/) - Book: Am I a Racist? “In this book, the author illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and
- [Article: If I say I don't see skin colour am I racist?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/article-if-i-say-i-dont-see-skin-colour-am-i-racist/) - Article: If I say I don't see skin colour am I racist? This is a collection of articles and videos that explore the racist concept of “colorblindness.”
- [Challenge: How Do You Think About Your Racial Identity?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/challenge-how-do-you-think-about-your-racial-identity/) - Challenge: How Do You Think About Your Racial Identity? Take part in Day 1 of the 21-day Equity Challenge presented by the United Way. The Challenge will raise your awareness, change your understanding, and shift your perspective.
- [Article: Understanding and Confronting Racial Injustice](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/article-understanding-and-confronting-racial-injustice/) - Article: Understanding and Confronting Racial Injustice This practical guide was developed for youth development professionals, volunteers, parents, and guardians as a means to help young people develop a mindset of being responsible for themselves, their communities, and the world. It includes reflective questions, activities, and recommendations.
- [Reflection: A Personal Reflection on Racism and Inequality](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/reflection-a-personal-reflection-on-racism-and-inequality/) - Reflection: A Personal Reflection on Racism and Inequality Read one person’s reflection on racism and racial inequality.
- [Blog: 7 Questions to Help Teach Critically Despite the Attacks on Critical Race Theory](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/blog-7-questions-to-help-teach-critically-despite-the-attacks-on-critical-race-theory/) - Blog: 7 Questions to Help Teach Critically Despite the Attacks on Critical Race Theory There have been numerous disingenuous attacks on the legal theory of Critical Race Theory over the past few years and these have caused educators to be unsure of how to move forward with anti-racist teaching. This blog covers this issue and
- [Lesson Plans and Resources: Teaching about Race and Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/lesson-plans-and-resources-teaching-about-race-and-racism/) - Lesson Plans and Resources: Teaching about Race and Racism “This collection of teaching resources is designed to help educators approach these subjects with sensitivity, depth and a commitment to factual accuracy. From interactive lessons to professional development webinars, the collection offers an engaging and multidimensional view of race relations in America. These resources also support
- [Article: How some educators are teaching antiracism to the youngest students](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/article-how-some-educators-are-teaching-antiracism-to-the-youngest-students/) - WITH STUDENTSArticle: How some educators are teaching antiracism to the youngest students This article explores various resources, topics, and approaches educators are using to teach anti-racism to younger students.
- [Article: Why talking about race is especially hard for White people](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/article-why-talking-about-race-is-especially-hard-for-white-people/) - Article: Why talking about race is especially hard for White people Author Laura Marti discusses Dr. Janet Helms’ model of White identity development and why talking about race is particularly difficult for White people.
- [Article: The Case for Reparations](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/article-the-case-for-reparations/) - FOR ADULTSArticle: The Case for Reparations Author Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations. This dense text is not only informative for educators but can also be used with high school students to help them understand this issue.
- [Lesson: Preparing to Discuss Race in the Classroom](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/lesson-preparing-to-discuss-race-in-the-classroom/) - Lesson: Preparing to Discuss Race in the Classroom “Use this lesson to help create a classroom environment in which students can discuss the potentially challenging topic of race in brave and constructive ways.”
- [Guide: Talking to children about race and racism: An age-by-age guide](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/guide-talking-to-children-about-race-and-racism-an-age-by-age-guide/) - WITH STUDENTSGuide: Talking to children about race and racism: An age-by-age guide This guide, by a psychologist, provides specific suggestions for talking about race and racism at different child development levels to develop a mindset of being responsible for themselves, their communities, and the world. It includes reflective questions, activities, and recommendations.
- [Guide: How to talk about race at work](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/guide-how-to-talk-about-race-at-work/) - Guide: How to talk about race at work This guide and accompanying video provide specific recommendations about discussing race in the workplace.
- [FOR ADULTS- Blog: How To Have A Productive Conversation About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/26/for-adults-blog-how-to-have-a-productive-conversation-about-race/) - FOR ADULTSBlog: How To Have A Productive Conversation About Race Talking about race can be difficult and having a productive conversation about race can be even more difficult. Please take a look at the recommendations provided in this blog to help you have productive conversations about race.
- [Darwin, Africa, and Genocide: The Horror of Scientific Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/darwin-africa-and-genocide-the-horror-of-scientific-racism/)
- [Intersectionality Matters: A Moment with Tim Wise](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/intersectionality-matters-a-moment-with-tim-wise/)
- [Scientific Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/scientific-racism/)
- [Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/beyond-heroes-and-holidays-a-practical-guide-to-k-12-anti-racist-multicultural-education-and-staff-development/)
- [Resource: List Of Anti-Racism Organisations And Movements](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/resource-list-of-anti-racism-organisations-and-movements/)
- [Organization: Equal Justice Initiative](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/organization-equal-justice-initiative/)
- [Article: 11 Suggested Actions Towards Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/article-11-suggested-actions-towards-anti-racism-2/)
- [Event: We Shall Be Free: A Vision for Education 2025 & Beyond](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/event-we-shall-be-free-a-vision-for-education-2025-beyond/)
- [Article: Reframing the Conversation on Implicit Bias for Our Students (and Ourselves)](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/article-reframing-the-conversation-on-implicit-bias-for-our-students-and-ourselves/)
- [Interactive Lesson: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/interactive-lesson-who-me-biased-understanding-implicit-bias/)
- [Article: Four Ways Teachers Can Reduce Implicit Bias](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/article-four-ways-teachers-can-reduce-implicit-bias/)
- [Article: How To Tackle Unconscious Bias In Your Workplace](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/article-how-to-tackle-unconscious-bias-in-your-workplace/)
- [Article: How to Identify and Overcome Your Implicit Bias](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/article-how-to-identify-and-overcome-your-implicit-bias/)
- [Video: Mahzarin R. Banaji - Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People ](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/video-mahzarin-r-banaji-blindspot-hidden-biases-of-good-people/)
- [Book: Blindspot Hidden Biases of Good People](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/book-blindspot-hidden-biases-of-good-people/) - Book: Blindspot Hidden Biases of Good People “In this book, Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald explore the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality. "Blindspot" is the authors' metaphor for the portion of the
- [Podcast: Hidden Brain - Revealing Your Unconscious: Part 1 and 2](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/11/01/podcast-hidden-brain-revealing-your-unconscious-part-1-and-2/)
- [Blog: 6 Ways to Challenge Anti-DEI Efforts in Your Workplace](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/blog-6-ways-to-challenge-anti-dei-efforts-in-your-workplace/) - Blog: 6 Ways to Challenge Anti-DEI Efforts in Your Workplace Here are 6 basic ways you can challenge anti-DEI efforts in your workplace.
- [Podcast: How to Dismantle the Anti-DEI Machine](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/podcast-how-to-dismantle-the-anti-dei-machine/) - Podcast: How to Dismantle the Anti-DEI Machine This podcast “traces the rise of the anti-DEI machine and its political ramifications for the year to come” while providing information about what you can do to help dismantle the “anti-DEI machine.”
- [Article: To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-to-overcome-resistance-to-dei-understand-whats-driving-it/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Article: To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It “Employees often resist DEI initiatives, which of course hinders their effectiveness. The authors — experts in the resistance to social-change efforts — write that the key to overcoming resistance to any effort is figuring out why people are resisting. When it comes to
- [Article: Anti-DEI Legislation: How We Got Here With Tips To Combat It](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-anti-dei-legislation-how-we-got-here-with-tips-to-combat-it/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Article: Anti-DEI Legislation: How We Got Here With Tips To Combat It If you aren’t aware, there has been an organized effort to eliminate DEI policies, programs, and departments across the nation. Use this resource to begin learning how the current resistance to DEI began, who’s behind it, and what you can do
- [Article: Fighting Systemic Racism in K-12 Education: Helping Allies Move From the Keyboard to the School Board](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-fighting-systemic-racism-in-k-12-education-helping-allies-move-from-the-keyboard-to-the-school-board/) - Article: Fighting Systemic Racism in K-12 Education: Helping Allies Move From the Keyboard to the School Board Wondering how you can combat systemic racism in K-12 education. This article outlines three major ways you can do so.
- [Article: Teaching with an Anti-Racist Lens](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-teaching-with-an-anti-racist-lens/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Article: Teaching with an Anti-Racist Lens This NEA article explores what it means to teach with an anti-racist lens and how to do so in the current social-political climate.
- [Blog: Building Solidarity to Advance Equitable Family Engagement](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/blog-building-solidarity-to-advance-equitable-family-engagement/) - Blog: Building Solidarity to Advance Equitable Family Engagement Typical approaches to building relationships with students’ families tend to be centered in Whiteness. In this blog post, Mary Padden explores how this needs to be reconceptualized to build solidarity in order to advance equitable family engagement.
- [Resource Guide: Creating Loving Schools for Black Students](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/resource-guide-creating-loving-schools-for-black-students/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Resource Guide: Creating Loving Schools for Black Students This guide is packed with books, resources, powerful quotes, and more, all designed to continue the enriching dialogue from the Institute for Anti-Racist Education’s recent panel discussion.
- [Article: Systemic Racism in Education: A Persistent Problem](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-systemic-racism-in-education-a-persistent-problem/) - Article: Systemic Racism in Education: A Persistent Problem To help dismantle systemic racism in schools, one must first understand what systemic racism is and how it manifests in schools.
- [Zoom Recording: Creating Racially Just Schools: Dr. Adrienne Dixson](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/zoom-recording-creating-racially-just-schools-dr-adrienne-dixson-2/) - Zoom Recording: Creating Racially Just Schools: Dr. Adrienne Dixson “Join educator and Program Director of the National Science Foundation's Racial Equity Program Dr. Adrienne Dixson who is in conversation with Urban Education Ph.D student Adelia Gibson for the Creating Racially Just Schools speaker series as part of a class taught at The Graduate Center, CUNY
- [Article: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Schools: 8 Big Ideas](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/zoom-recording-creating-racially-just-schools-dr-adrienne-dixson/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Article: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Schools: 8 Big Ideas If you are looking to take action beyond individual efforts to help dismantle systemic racism in schools, this article details eight different ideas for doing so.
- [Article: A Troubling Lack of Diversity in Educational Materials](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/31/article-a-troubling-lack-of-diversity-in-educational-materials/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Article: A Troubling Lack of Diversity in Educational Materials “The author of a new report on the representation of social groups in educational materials shares a few things teachers can do to ensure that all of their students are reflected in class resources.”
- [Study: Understanding Critically Race-Conscious and Responsive Leadership](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/30/study-understanding-critically-race-conscious-and-responsive-leadership/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Study: Understanding Critically Race-Conscious and Responsive Leadership If you are a principal, this is an opportunity to participate in a study that examines how principals understand, address, and confront issues of race, racism, and institutionalized systems of power.
- [Article: How Woke Went From "Black" To "Bad"](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/30/article-how-woke-went-from-black-to-bad/) - Article: How Woke Went From "Black" To "Bad" Educate yourself on the term “woke” so you are better positioned to refute the lies and disinformation being spread.
- [Video: Origin](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/video-origin/) - Video: Origin “Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures
- [Podcast: Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents - For the Ages: A History Podcast](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/podcast-caste-the-origins-of-our-discontents-for-the-ages-a-history-podcast/) - Podcast: Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents - For the Ages: A History Podcast “The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson examines an unspoken hierarchy that transcends race, class, and other lines of division in modern society. By comparing the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany,
- [Article: How the “One Drop Rule” Became a Tool of White Supremacy](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/article-how-the-one-drop-rule-became-a-tool-of-white-supremacy/) - Article: How the “One Drop Rule” Became a Tool of White Supremacy Today, there are many who oppose DEI policies that claim talking about race or using racial categorizations is what is dividing America. Such rhetoric ignores how the racialization of skin color was used as a tool of oppression and division by those who
- [Book: Caste - The Origins Of Our Discontents](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/book-caste-the-origins-of-our-discontents/) - Book: Caste - The Origins Of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by the American journalist Isabel Wilkerson, published in August 2020 by Random House. The book describes racism in the United States as an aspect of a caste system—a society-wide system of social stratification characterized by notions such
- [Video: How Structural Racism Works](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/video-how-structural-racism-works/) - Video: How Structural Racism Works In this video, Professor Tricia Rose explains the concept of structural racism and how it operates in the United States. Structural racism operates as an intentional construction in many spheres of society (housing, wealth, criminal justice, education, media, etc.) in ways that reinforce each other and intensify its impact on
- [Podcast: What is Owed?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/podcast-what-is-owed/) - Podcast: What is Owed? In What Is Owed?, a new 7-part podcast, GBH News political reporter Saraya Wintersmith seeks to understand what reparations might look like in one of the oldest cities in America, uncovering the lessons for a successful reparations framework through the stories of its architects, past and present.
- [Article: Defining Asian American](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/article-defining-asian-american/) - Article: Defining Asian American “Oriental” is an outdated term that was replaced with the general term “Asian” a few decades back. Learn about how the descriptor “Asian American” came about and why.
- [Book: Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/book-begin-again-james-baldwins-america-and-its-urgent-lessons-for-our-own/) - Book: Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own “Begin Again is one of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race. Just as in Baldwin’s “after times,” argues Eddie S. Glaude Jr., when white Americans
- [Video: Racism in America: A History in Three Acts](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/video-racism-in-america-a-history-in-three-acts/) - Video: Racism in America: A History in Three Acts “James Dator (Goucher College Professor of History and Africana Studies) explains the origins, causes, and changing nature of racism and race ideology in the United States from 1619 to the present.”
- [Podcast: Racially Just Schools](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/podcast-racially-just-schools/) - Podcast: Racially Just Schools “Racially Just Schools" is a podcast hosted by Dr. Terrance L. Green. Professor Green will take you on a journey to help you build racially just schools (especially for Black youth), diving deep into topics that people who care about racial justice, like you, can use to build racially just schools.”
- [Article: Hooked on Classics](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/article-hooked-on-classics/) - Article: Hooked on Classics “A classic problem: The push to modernize reading lists is challenging traditional definitions of literature. Surprise: Not everyone is happy about it.”
- [Book: The Spirit of Our Work: Black Women Teachers](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/29/book-the-spirit-of-our-work-black-women-teachers/) - Book: The Spirit of Our Work: Black Women Teachers “In The Spirit of Our Work, Dr. Cynthia Dillard centers the spiritual lives of Black women educators and their students, arguing that spirituality has guided Black people throughout the diaspora. She demonstrates how Black women teachers and teacher educators can heal, resist, and (re)member their identities
- [Video: Why Did "Woke" Go From Black To Bad?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/video-why-did-woke-go-from-black-to-bad/) - Video: Why Did "Woke" Go From Black To Bad? “To some, the word ‘woke’ is now a derisive stand-in for diversity, inclusion, empathy and Blackness. When legislators pass a law to “stop woke” in light of the word’s true history as well as its commonly understood meaning, what are they really saying?”
- [Podcast: The Whiteness Myth (Throwback)](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/podcast-the-whiteness-myth-throwback/) - Podcast: The Whiteness Myth (Throwback) “In 1923, an Indian American man named Bhagat Singh Thind told the U.S. Supreme Court that he was white and therefore eligible to become a naturalized citizen. He based his claim on the fact that he was a member of India's highest caste and identified as an Aryan. His claims
- [Article: President Trump’s Perverse Equity Gag Order Is Antithetical To Racial Progress](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/article-president-trumps-perverse-equity-gag-order-is-antithetical-to-racial-progress/) - Article: President Trump’s Perverse Equity Gag Order Is Antithetical To Racial Progress There has always been resistance to racial progress and justice in the US so the recent pushback against DEI policies, CRT, and racial justice is not new. Learn, though, how the current resistance is connected to a discriminatory executive order issued by the
- [Book: Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/book-dog-whistle-politics-how-coded-racial-appeals-have-reinvented-racism-and-wrecked-the-middle-class/) - Book: Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class "Entitlement mentality." "Quotas." "Welfare queens." From Barry Goldwater to Bill Clinton to the Tea Party, politicians have relied on racially coded language to win over white voters and decimate social programs. Dog Whistle Politics makes the case that not
- [Video: Hip Hop, Grit, and Academic Success: Bettina Love at TEDxUGA](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/video-hip-hop-grit-and-academic-success-bettina-love-at-tedxuga/) - Video: Hip Hop, Grit, and Academic Success: Bettina Love at TEDxUGA “This impassioned talk explains how students who identify with Hip Hop culture have been ignored or deemed deficient in schools because of mainstream misconceptions associated with Hip Hop culture. Through Hip Hop, these students embody the characteristics of grit, social and emotional intelligence, and
- [Podcast: The Stoop](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/26/podcast-the-stoop/) - Podcast: The Stoop “The stoop podcast explores stories from the Black population that are not often talked about in mainstream media. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba offer a mix of genuine conversations and reported stories on what it means to be Black, the challenges Black folks face on a daily basis, while also celebrating
- [Article: MLK Was A ‘Woke,’ Critical Race Theorist Who Fought For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/article-mlk-was-a-woke-critical-race-theorist-who-fought-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) - Article: MLK Was A ‘Woke,’ Critical Race Theorist Who Fought For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Opponents of DEI, CRT, “woke”, and anti-racism efforts often misquote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to justify their opposition, but Michael Harriot opines that MLK epitomized “wokeness.”
- [Book: Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/book-punished-for-dreaming-how-school-reform-harms-black-children-and-how-we-heal/) - Book: Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal “In Punished for Dreaming, Dr. Bettina Love argues forcefully that Reagan’s presidency ushered in a War on Black Children, pathologizing and penalizing them in concert with the War on Drugs. New policies punished schools with policing, closure, and loss of funding
- [Video: Redlining and Racial Covenants: Jim Crow of the North](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/video-redlining-and-racial-covenants-jim-crow-of-the-north/) - Video: Redlining and Racial Covenants: Jim Crow of the North This short video provides an overview of redlining and racial covenants that discriminated against non-White people, particularly Black Americans, in housing.
- [Podcast: The Stoop Discovering And Excavating Racist Housing Covenants](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/podcast-the-stoop-discovering-and-excavating-racist-housing-covenants/) - Podcast: The Stoop Discovering And Excavating Racist Housing Covenants This episode of the podcast, Tested WUNC, explores racial housing covenants and the effort to locate each one in the city of Durham, NC.
- [Article: Racial Covenants, A Relic Of The Past, Are Still On The Books Across The Country](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/article-racial-covenants-a-relic-of-the-past-are-still-on-the-books-across-the-country/) - Article: Racial Covenants, A Relic Of The Past, Are Still On The Books Across The Country Read or listen to this NPR article that traces the history of racial housing covenants and how some of them still appear in housing contracts today.
- [Book: Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/book-not-in-my-neighborhood-how-bigotry-shaped-a-great-american-city/) - Book: Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City “Baltimore is the setting for (and typifies) one of the most penetrating examinations of bigotry and residential segregation ever published in the United States. Antero Pietila shows how continued discrimination practices toward African Americans and Jews have shaped the cities in which we
- [Video: What is colonialism? | The History of Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/video-what-is-colonialism-the-history-of-racism/) - Video: What is colonialism? | The History of Racism “It's hard to understand racism without knowing the history behind it, and how those legacies have shaped Britain today. We’ve been speaking to academics across the university to get their insights on what colonialism is, its history, anti-racist and anti-colonial resistance and how people have challenged
- [Podcast: Dear White Women](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/25/podcast-dear-white-women/) - Podcast: Dear White Women “Talking about race doesn’t have to be scary. While our society’s history with race is complex, it is absolutely possible for more (White) people to meaningfully engage with stories, history, and actions and to be involved in building a more equitable society. Together, we are calling more White people, and White women
- [Article: Racist Language and Origins I Didn’t Always Know](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/23/article-racist-language-and-origins-i-didnt-always-know/) - Article: Racist Language and Origins I Didn’t Always Know There are many words and phrases we use in the English language that have racist origins. Read about a few of the most common ones.
- [Book: Race Cars: A Children's Book About White Privilege](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/23/september-15-2024book-race-cars-a-childrens-book-about-white-privilege/) - Book: Race Cars: A Children's Book About White Privilege “Baltimore is the setting for (and typifies) one of the most penetrating examinations of bigotry and residential segregation ever published in the United States. Antero Pietila shows how continued discrimination practices toward “Race Cars is a children’s book about white privilege created to help parents and
- [How Britain and America Inspired Nazi Eugenics](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/23/how-britain-and-america-inspired-nazi-eugenics/)
- [Freakonomics Episode 603 - Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/23/freakonomics-episode-603-did-the-n-f-l-solve-diversity-hiring-part-1/)
- [The Racist History Of “School Choice”](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/the-racist-history-of-school-choice/)
- [Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism With Grit and Grace](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/dear-white-peacemakers-dismantling-racism-with-grit-and-grace/)
- [Article: How Systemic Racism Infiltrates Education](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-is-my-school-racist-2/)
- [Article: Is My School Racist?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-is-my-school-racist/)
- [Article: 10 Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-10-keys-to-everyday-anti-racism/)
- [Activity: Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-dear-white-people-here-are-10-actions-you-can-take-to-promote-racial-justice-in-the-workplace/)
- [Letter: Dear White Colleagues](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/letter-dear-white-colleagues/) - Letter: Dear White Colleagues This letter to White people addresses 5 things you can do about White supremacy.
- [Article: The Potential of Privilege for Education](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-the-potential-of-privilege-for-education/) - Article: The Potential of Privilege for Education Acknowledging you may have some forms of privilege is not enough. You must use that privilege to address systemic racism.
- [Article: Reducing Racism in Schools: The Promise of Anti-Racist Policies](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-reducing-racism-in-schools-the-promise-of-anti-racist-policies/) - Article: Reducing Racism in Schools: The Promise of Anti-Racist Policies Looking to see how you can address institutional racism in your school or district? This resource provides extensive detail about what anti-racism policies should address and how to implement these policies.
- [INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS - Article: Do You Have A Racial Covenant On Your Home? Here's How To Get It Removed](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/individual-actions-article-do-you-have-a-racial-covenant-on-your-home-heres-how-to-get-it-removed/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Article: Do You Have A Racial Covenant On Your Home? Here's How To Get It Removed This article focuses on things you can do if you find racist, discriminatory housing covenants in your home’s official paperwork.
- [Organization: CRC Verified](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/organization-crc-verified-2/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Organization: CRC Verified “CRC (Cleared of Racial Covenants) Verified™ is an initiative sponsored by Federal Title & Escrow Company and Habitat for Humanity to assist homeowners in removing racial and ethnic covenants from their property title records.”
- [INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Organization: Just Deeds](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/institutional-actions-organization-just-deeds/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Organization: Just Deeds Just Deeds is an organization that uses collective action to try and remove discriminatory housing governments. Click on the “Get Involved” tab to learn what you can do to eliminate these racist vestiges of America's past.
- [Project: Mapping Prejudice](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/project-mapping-prejudice/) - Project: Mapping Prejudice The mission of Mapping Prejudice is to identify and map racial covenants, clauses, that were inserted into property deeds to keep people who were not White from buying or occupying homes. From their base in the University of Minnesota Libraries, their interdisciplinary team collaborates with community members to expose the history of
- [INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Blog: Five Actions You Can Take Against Racism and Discrimination](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/individual-actions-blog-five-actions-you-can-take-against-racism-and-discrimination/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Blog: Five Actions You Can Take Against Racism and Discrimination This blog, by youth and for youth, shares five things youth can do to challenge racism.
- [Article: Take Action #fightracism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-take-action-fightracism/) - Article: Take Action #fightracism The United Nations offers these actions you can individually take to fight racism.
- [INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Video: Be the Interruption: Your Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/institutional-actions-video-be-the-interruption-your-role-in-dismantling-systemic-racism/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Video: Be the Interruption: Your Role in Dismantling Systemic Racism “This conversation is for those interested in digging in deeper, beyond solidarity statements, anti-racist challenges, and one-off conversations about race. Participants will learn about actionable solutions for dismantling racism. Develop a deep understanding of what work needs to be done, and understand more
- [Anti-Racism Guide: What Can I Do as a White Person?](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/anti-racism-guide-what-can-i-do-as-a-white-person/) - Anti-Racism Guide: What Can I Do as a White Person? “This anti-racism action guide includes a series of action items for White people committed to change. Helpful resources are also included.”
- [INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Guide: How to Right an Anti-Racism Action Plan](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/individual-actions-guide-how-to-right-an-anti-racism-action-plan/) - INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Guide: How to Right an Anti-Racism Action Plan This self-paced guide is designed to take individuals step-by-step through creating an action plan to combat racism in whatever industry or space they are in.
- [Article: 11 Suggested Actions Towards Anti-Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-11-suggested-actions-towards-anti-racism/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Article: 11 Suggested Actions Towards Anti-Racism The authors of this article provide 11 different actions that you can individually take to address the various forms of racism that are manifested.
- [Project: UCLA Law Launches Project To Track Attacks On Critical Race Theory](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/project-ucla-law-launches-project-to-track-attacks-on-critical-race-theory/) - INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS Project: UCLA Law Launches Project To Track Attacks On Critical Race Theory Been wondering what you can do to help counteract the racist attacks on Critical Race Theory? Consider checking out UCLA School of Law’s CRT Forward Tracking Project.
- [Article: Policies Available to School Districts to Dismantle Racial Segregation in Public Schools](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-policies-available-to-school-districts-to-dismantle-racial-segregation-in-public-schools/) - Article: Policies Available to School Districts to Dismantle Racial Segregation in Public Schools Read about various governmental policies that perpetuate structural racism in public schools and those that can be used to dismantle racial segregation in public schools.
- [Resources: Anti-Racism Activities | Years 3-12](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/resources-anti-racism-activities-years-3-12/) - Resources: Anti-Racism Activities | Years 3-12 “The resources contained in this section have been developed to support the delivery of anti-racism education in the classroom. Included are lesson ideas, activities, and stimulus materials which assist students to engage positively with other peoples and cultures and to better understand Australia’s cultural diversity and history.”
- [WITH STUDENTS Article: How to Start Talking About Race in the Early Elementary Classroom](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/with-students-article-how-to-start-talking-about-race-in-the-early-elementary-classroom/) - WITH STUDENTSArticle: How to Start Talking About Race in the Early Elementary Classroom “Young kids are curious about what’s going on in the world right now, and teachers can help correct misinformation and provide context.”
- [FOR ADULTS Article: War On Wokeness: The Year The Right Rallied Around A Made-Up Menace](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/for-adults-article-war-on-wokeness-the-year-the-right-rallied-around-a-made-up-menace/) - FOR ADULTSArticle: War On Wokeness: The Year The Right Rallied Around A Made-Up Menace Do you encounter family, friends, or colleagues who use the colloquial term “woke” as a negative label? Unsure of how to respond? Then read this article that explores the history of the term, how Dr. King exemplified authentic “wokeness,” and how
- [Article: Engaging White Students in Conversations About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/article-engaging-white-students-in-conversations-about-race/) - Article: Engaging White Students in Conversations About Race “A high school teacher shares strategies for using literature to guide discussions about race with students who would rather avoid the topic.”
- [WITH STUDENTS Article: Creating Space for Race: Conversations in Elementary Classrooms](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/with-students-article-creating-space-for-race-conversations-in-elementary-classrooms/) - WITH STUDENTSArticle: Creating Space for Race: Conversations in Elementary Classrooms This article provides several practical suggestions about how to create space for talking about race in elementary classrooms and why it is important that the conversations take place.
- [Book: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/book-how-to-have-difficult-conversations-about-race-practical-tools-for-necessary-change-in-the-workplace-and-beyond/) - Book: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond Negotiation expert Kwame Christian’s How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race “equips you with the skills you need to make these crucial conversations both easier and more productive. You’ll not only gain the confidence to talk about
- [FOR ADULTS - Video: How to Have a Voice and Lean Into Conversations About Race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/22/for-adults-video-how-to-have-a-voice-and-lean-into-conversations-about-race/) - FOR ADULTSVideo: How to Have a Voice and Lean Into Conversations About Race “In this talk, Amanda Kemp discusses her process for seeking to understand others and dialogue on discussions about race and other sensitive issues.”
- [Lesson: Looking at Race and Racial Identity in Children’s Books](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/lesson-looking-at-race-and-racial-identity-in-childrens-books/)
- [For Students - Article: How to Support Young Learners in Racially Diverse Classrooms](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/for-students-article-how-to-support-young-learners-in-racially-diverse-classrooms/)
- [For Adults - Reflection Activity: Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/for-adults-reflection-activity-identity/)
- [For Adults - Article: Why White People Keep Saying It’s Divisive to Speak about Racism](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/article-why-white-people-keep-saying-its-divisive-to-speak-about-racism/) - Article: Why White People Keep Saying It’s Divisive to Speak about Racism
- [Paper: Facilitating Race Talk in the Classroom: Lessons from Student Experiences](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/paper-facilitating-race-talk-in-the-classroom-lessons-from-student-experiences/) - Paper: Facilitating Race Talk in the Classroom: Lessons from Student Experiences “This paper discusses racial socialization and the importance of giving students safe spaces to discuss their racialized experiences in the classroom. It follows with strategies that teachers can use to help cultivate psychologically safe spaces for race talk.”
- [WITH STUDENTS Guide: An Introduction To Discussing Racism With Children](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/with-students-guide-an-introduction-to-discussing-racism-with-children/) - WITH STUDENTSGuide: An Introduction To Discussing Racism With Children This guide intended for parents but applicable to educators provides practical suggestions for engaging children in conversations about racism.
- [Resource: Guide to Courageous Conversations On Racism and Discrimination](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/resource-guide-to-courageous-conversations-on-racism-and-discrimination/) - Resource: Guide to Courageous Conversations On Racism and Discrimination “Use this guide to hold conversations on racism and discrimination that are considerate of all participants, whether or not they belong to a racialized group. It can be consulted to prepare for an initial conversation or ongoing conversations. Committing to a series of conversations from the
- [FOR ADULTS Resource: Difficult Conversations: Racial & Ethnic Diversity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/for-adults-resource-difficult-conversations-racial-ethnic-diversity/) - FOR ADULTSResource: Difficult Conversations: Racial & Ethnic Diversity This resource was intended for members of the US Air Force as a guide for having difficult conversations about race and ethnicity, but the ideas are applicable to educators.
- [Article: Teach Young Kids about Privilege](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/article-teach-young-kids-about-privilege/) - Article: Teach Young Kids about Privilege If you ever wondered how to have conversations with your young children about the concept of privilege, then this article has concrete suggestions.
- [WITH STUDENTS Resource: Talking About Race and Privilege: Lesson Plan for Middle and High School Students](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/with-students-resource-talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students/) - WITH STUDENTSResource: Talking About Race and Privilege: Lesson Plan for Middle and High School Students This is a lesson designed for middle schoolers with the following learning objectives: (1) Define the concept of privilege and (2) identify and express examples of privilege in their lives or the world in which they live.
- [Resource: Privilege & White Privilege](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/resource-privilege-white-privilege/) - Resource: Privilege & White Privilege This is a lesson on privilege that provides definitions, resources, videos, reflective questions, and more.
- [FOR ADULTS Article: How to Have Better Conversations About Privilege](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/for-adults-article-how-to-have-better-conversations-about-privilege/) - FOR ADULTSArticle: How to Have Better Conversations About Privilege Interested in knowing how to facilitate conversations about privilege? This article explores its meaning, why some people react negatively or openly to the concept, and how you can have effective conversations about privilege.
- [Resources: Self, Student, and Staff Reflection and Engagement](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/resources-self-student-and-staff-reflection-and-engagement/)
- [Journal: Be Antiracist - A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/journal-be-antiracist-a-journal-for-awareness-reflection-and-action/)
- [Article/Audio: Teenagers Reflect On Race In America](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/article-audio-teenagers-reflect-on-race-in-america/)
- [Scholarly Paper: Ethnic and Racial Identity During Adolescence and Into Young Adulthood: An Integrated Conceptualization](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/scholarly-paper-ethnic-and-racial-identity-during-adolescence-and-into-young-adulthood-an-integrated-conceptualization/)
- [Article: Ways to Begin Exploring Your Racial Identity](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/article-ways-to-begin-exploring-your-racial-identity/) - Article: Ways to Begin Exploring Your Racial Identity What you know about your racial identity is heavily influenced by where you get your information, and since birth, we’ve all absorbed messages from sources we aren’t always aware of. Some are accurate and empowering and some are filled with false, misleading information. Before you attach your
- [Article: Reflecting on Racial Identity and Building Antiracism Mind-Sets](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/21/qa-how-do-i-understand-my-racial-identity-2/) - Article: Reflecting on Racial Identity and Building Antiracism Mind-Sets This brief article focuses on the need for White teachers, who comprise the majority of teachers in US schools, to focus on their White racial identity through Critical Whiteness Studies.
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- [Organization: CRC Verified](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/18/organization-crc-verified/) - Organization: CRC Verified “CRC (Cleared of Racial Covenants) Verified™ is an initiative sponsored by Federal Title & Escrow Company and Habitat for Humanity to assist homeowners in removing racial and ethnic covenants from their property title records.”
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- [Resource: White Privilege Checklist](https://culturallyresponsive.org/2024/10/18/resource-white-privilege-checklist/) - Resource: White Privilege Checklist Use this checklist to assess if you benefit from White privilege.
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- [Educate](https://culturallyresponsive.org/category/race-archives/educate-archives/)

## Tags

- [April 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/april-2025/)
- [August](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/august/)
- [Call to Action](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/call-to-action/)
- [December](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/december/)
- [February](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/february/)
- [February 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/february-2025/)
- [January 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/january-2025/)
- [July](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/july/)
- [June](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/june/)
- [March 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/march-2025/)
- [May 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/may-2025/)
- [November](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/november/)
- [october](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/october/)
- [responds to race](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/responds-to-race/)
- [September](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/september/)
- [June 2025](https://culturallyresponsive.org/tag/june-2025/)

## Product categories

- [Beanies and Visors](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-category/ccrtlbeanies/)
- [Books](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-category/ccrtlbooks/)
- [CAT](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-category/cat/)
- [Clothes](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-category/ccrtlclothes/)
- [Stickers & Posters](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-category/stickersposters/)

## Product tags

- [Beanie](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/beanie/)
- [books](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/books/)
- [CAT Elementary](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-elementary/)
- [CAT Elementary Rebrand](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-elementary-rebrand/)
- [CAT Secondary](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-secondary/)
- [CAT Secondary Rebrand](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-secondary-rebrand/)
- [clothes](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/clothes/)
- [CLR](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/clr/)
- [foundation](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/foundation/)
- [in-person](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/in-person/)
- [Phases](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/phases/)
- [poster](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/poster/)
- [shop](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/shop/)
- [sticker](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/sticker/)
- [visor](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/visor/)
- [CAT Summer Read Elementary](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-summer-read-elementary/)
- [CAT Summer Read Secondary](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-summer-read-secondary/)
- [CAT Fall Reads](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-fall-reads/)
- [CAT Winter Reads](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-winter-reads/)
- [Clothing](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/clothing/)
- [Hoodie](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/hoodie/)
- [CAT Spring Reads](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-spring-reads/)
- [CAT Summer Reads](https://culturallyresponsive.org/product-tag/cat-summer-reads/)