TEACHING ABOUT RACE ISSUESIN THE CLASSROOM

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WHERE TO GET STARTED

The Na t i ona l Museum o f A f r i c an Ame r i c an H i s t o r y and

Cu l t u r e Cen te r f o r Teach i ng and Lea rn i ng @ NMAAHC

Ta l k abou t Race

Ta l k i ng abou t Race - Be ing An t i r a c i s t

T H E N A T I O N A L M U S E U M O F A F R I C A NA M E R I C A N H I S T O R Y A N D C U L T U R E  o f f e r s e x c e l l e n t r e s o u r c e s f o r t e a c h e r s :

About Lonnie G. Bunch IIILonnie G. Bunch III is the Smithsonian's 14th Secretary and the

founding director of the National Museum of African American

History and Culture. He is the author of more than a dozen books

on history, race and museum scholarship.

"It Is Time for America to Confront Its Tortured Racial Past"

Lonnie G. Bunch III, May 31, 2020, Smithsonian Magazine

Find other articles by Mr. Bunch HERE.

Many Lenses:" P e r s p e c t i v e - t a k i n g i s c o n s i d e r e d o n e

o f t h e h a l l m a r k s o f a n e m o t i o n a l l y w e l l -

d e v e l o p e d p e r s o n . I t i s o n e o f t h e s k i l l s

t h a t w e s e e k t o c u l t i v a t e i n y o u n g

p e o p l e w h e n w e e n c o u r a g e t h e m t o

r e f l e c t o n h o w o t h e r s a r e t h i n k i n g a n d

f e e l i n g . "S o u r c e : N M A A H C - M a n y L e n s e s

P i c t u r e s © N M A A H C

Social and Cultural Literacy Lesson Plans - Common Sense Education

has put together this list of lesson plans designed for the classroom tofacilitate conversations

8 Ways Teachers Can Address White Supremacy in the Classroom -

Common Sence Education

Verna Myers' TED Talk: "How to Overcome our Biases: Walk Boldly Toward Them" -

Relations “How Police are Held Accountable in the U.S.” - ShareAmerica article

PBS: Interactive Lesson Plan on Police Reform in America - This lesson plan from Public

Broadcasting Service Education uses Newark, NJ as an example to explore community-

police relations and understand police reforms that have been proposed and implemented to

Bias 

around cultural and social literacy, race, prejudice, and civic engagement.

Community-Police

improve the city.

Last but not least: The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August

2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s

history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the

very center of our national narrative.

"Teaching and learning

happen within cultural, political, and

social circumstances.

As much as we want to deny it,

we all have biases based on our life experiences.

Each of us -- teachers and students alike -

- enter classrooms from different perspectives and

points of view. We must learn to negotiate those

differences to better understand each other

and our worlds,and to advocate for a better,

more equitable future."

Source: Common Sense Education

Race Deeper than Our Skins - from the American Library Association.

Seeing White - 14-part podcast series from "Scene on Radio"/ Center for Documentary Studies

(CDS) at Duke University

Sesame Street Townhall on Racism - Sesame Street characters answer questions from kids

Race

This website has a reading list, discussion questions, promotional materials, tips for running

book clubs with young adults, and other resources on racial healing.

and parents on how to talk about racism