Mature Readers

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo –  guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life.
• Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliot – Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani’s childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis has exploded, deepening the chasm between rich and poor. She must guide her siblings through a world riddled with hunger, violence, racism, drug addiction, and the threat of foster care. Out on the street, Dasani becomes a fierce fighter “to protect those who I love.” When she finally escapes city life to enroll in a boarding school, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning your family, and yourself?
  

For the Whole Family

The Until Justice Just Is Campaign is Run in April Each Year

Until Justice Just Is (UJJI) is an annual campaign of the YWCA, designed to build a community among those who work for racial justice and raise awareness about the impact of institutional and structural racism. This annual campaign provides the opportunity for communities across the United States to find an issue or cause that inspires them to unite their voices to educate, advocate, and promote racial justice. UJJI is one part of our larger national strategy to fulfill our mission of eliminating racism.

Mature Viewers

For the Whole Family

• Coming Together Workshops by Sesame Street – Sesame Street believes in a world where all children can reach their full potential and humanity—and do so in celebration of their races, ethnicities, and cultures. Together with experts, they’ve designed developmentally appropriate resources to help you guide your child to be smarter, stronger, and kinder—and an upstander to racism.

Mature Listeners

For the Whole Family

• Once There Was a Tree, written and recorded by Chasity Gunn,  former/inaugural Poet Laureate for Elgin. This poem is a part of her series of lynching poems, Sacred Branches. Find more information about Gunn and/or the project at https://chasitywrites.com/

• Racial Justice Pledge

• Racial Justice Strategy

• Racial Justice Toolkit

• Anti-Racism Statement

• Subversive Witness Article

• YWCA Antiracism Discussion Guide