Including resources for talking about race in the classroom
Black History Month
- Teaching Tolerance: Five Things Not to Do During Black History Month
- Anti-Defamation League: “10 Ideas for Teaching Black History Month with Common Core Anchor Standards” and “Guidelines for Achieving Bias-Free Communication”
- PBS Newshour: Black History Month teaching resources with lesson plans, documentary, and discussion, plus a link to videos
- Harvard Graduate School of Education: “Lessons from and for Black History Month: Renewing an annual tradition by recovering its emphasis on racial justice and empowerment”
- National Education Association: Black History Month Lessons & Resources, Grades 9-12: Integrating African-American Culture & History into Your Curriculum
- WeTeachNYC: Collection of Black History Month resources for teachers
- Imagine Learning: “6 Ways to Engage with Black History at School,” “6 tips for teaching in a diverse classroom,” and similar content
- TeacherVision: Top 15 Black History Month Resources
- National Council of Teachers of English: The National African-American Read-In
- Scholastic: 28 Ways to Celebrate Black History - somewhat lighthearted activities
- DreamBox Learning: African-Americans in STEM & Classroom Resources
- Smithsonian Education's Black History Month Teaching Resources
- EDSITEment's Guide to Teaching Black History Month
- African American History Month Resources From the Library of Congress
- African American History Month Collection From Teaching History
- African American History Through the Arts
- Primary Sources on BlackPast.org
- EdTech Ideas From Edutopia
- Beyond Black History Month From Learn NC
- National Geographic: 10 Destinations for African American History and Culture
- History.com: Black History Topics and the Civil Rights Movement
- ACLU: Content on Black History topics
Talking about race in the classroom
- Racial Equity Tools: Core Concepts and More
- NPR article: Uncomfortable Conversations: Talking About Race In The Classroom
- Embrace Race (also in Spanish): Ways to start conversations and tip sheets including 10 Tips For Teaching and Talk to Kids About Race
- Harvard Graduate School of Education: “Talking About Race in Mostly White Schools”
- Teaching Tolerance: Classroom resources, lesson plans, professional development, magazine articles, “Talking Race,” and more.
- EdWeek: “Creative Resources for Teachers Celebrating Black History Month” (2017)
- San Francisco Public Schools: Teaching #BlackLivesMatter
- National Association of Independent Schools: What White Children Need to Know About Race
- EverydayFeminism: 13 Ways White Male Privilege Shows Up as Early as Elementary School
California’s Black history
- EverFest: Local events concerning Black history, Black culture, or Black History Month
- EventBrite: Local events concerning Black history, Black culture, or Black History Month
- AARP: 8 Events Celebrating Black History Month in CA
- DiscoverLosAngeles: Black History Month in LA
- UCLA Library: African American History in LA
- Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum celebrates Black History Month
- Orange County Black History Parade
- SCPR.org: “7 ways to celebrate Black History Month in SoCal”
- The California African-American Museum
- University of California’s Calisphere: African-Americans in California
- University of California’s Calisphere: Gold Rush Era to 1900
- History of Slavery in CA
- Biography.com: African-American forgotten firsts including “the Mother of Civil Rights in California”
- CDE.CA.GOV: Key points in Black history and the California Gold Rush
- History of African-Americans in Los Angeles
- San Francisco Virtual Museum: History text: California Historical Society, March 1966 “Negro Rights Activities in Gold Rush CA”
- Discussion: Forbes: “The Cities Where African-Americans Are Doing The Best Economically 2018”
- Discussion: NYT: “The Loneliness of Being Black in San Francisco”
Black female leaders
- Hello Beautiful: 30 Black Female Leaders You Should Know
- Huffington Post: She Discovered The Hidden Histories Of California’s African American Pioneers
- PBS: Inspirational Black Women
- National Museum of African American History and Culture: Black Women in Power - 60’s-70’s
- ForHarriet: 27 Black Women Activists
- Suffragist Memorial: African American Women Leaders in the Suffrage Movement
- Library of Congress: Women in the Civil Rights Movement
- Essence: Iconic Women in the Civil Rights Movement
- Our100.org
- Advocates for Youth
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