Resources
The obligation not to discriminate based on race, color, or national origin requires public schools to take affirmative steps to ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) students, now more commonly known as English Learner (EL) students or English Language Learners (ELLs), can meaningfully participate in educational programs and services, and to communicate information to LEP parents in a language they can understand. Translations available through the link!
From the National Lawyers Guild, this link provides booklets on navigating confrontations with the police in multiple languages.
Free bystander intervention training geared towards de-escalating encounters with the police and what you can do if you witness racial discrimination, violence, or an escalating situation.
From the Leagues of Women Voters of Akron Area, Greater Cleveland, Hudson, and Kent
REAL TALK puts a microphone in the face of inequity, injustice, insecurity, intolerance, and indignity... it seeks answers, accountability, and action.
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
All kids need a strong individual and group identity, but racism hurts the healthy development of both. Racism hurts our entire society. Whether you and the children in your care are directly affected by racism or you’re allies of those who are, engaging honestly and directly with little ones is the beginning of building racial literacy (the skills needed to talk thoughtfully about race and to identify and respond to racism).
The NEA's page for Racial & Social Justice in education.
Ebooks, audiobooks, links to podcasts, and more.
Acclaimed site for thoroughly-researched and inclusive American history.