Category: Anti-Racism
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Martin Luther King’s Life & Writings
How many books by Martin Luther King, Jr. have you read? We talk about this great man and quote his words all the time, but to see deep inside him we need to read his books. The following three books are wonderful reading for high students and adults. Strength To Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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Before You Put on That Safety Pin
Recently, it has been advocated that people wear a safety pin to indicate to those subjected to hate and bias that they are in solidarity with them. But think before you put on that pin… Is it an empty gesture? Wearing a safety pin as a label can be just another way of othering people…
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Have You Ever Heard of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland?
Many people played a role in the Civil Rights Movement. She Stood for Freedom is a brand new children’s book that tells the story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Although raised in the South and surrounded by segregation, Joan was angered by the unfair treatment of people because of the color of their skin. In 1960, despite…
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Words of love and peace everyone should hear
Grant is a six-year-year old boy who is one of the “little people.” He suffers from a form of dwarfism – DiastrophicDisplasia. He has a message that everyone should hear. To learn more about dwarfism and bullying visit Kids Health. To learn more about Grant visit his Facebook Page Please share Grant’s message and help fight…
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Teach Peace Now Books for African American History Month: Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold has been around a long time. It was first published in 1991 and won the Caldecott Award for its illustrations in 1992. Born a slave, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in 1847. That would have been heroic enough for anyone. But Harriet Tubman did not…
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Teach Peace Now Recommended Books for African American History Month: The Story of Ruby Bridges
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Six-year-old Ruby Bridges was the first black child to integrate an all-white public school in the south. Day after day, escorted by U.S. marshals and her mother, she braved spitting, hissing, cursing crowds of white people throwing things at her in…
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Martin Luther King on Injustice
Martin Luther KIng tells us… Injustice is…a threat to justice Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Injustice is…poverty & homelessness & starvation The rich must not ignore the poor because…
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Systemic Racism Made Visible
We live in a society that privileges people based on the color of their skin. This seems to be a very hard concept for many people to understand. This young lady does an excellent job explaining the history of why white privilege exists. Share with your students and friends. A lesson for all.
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Are you teaching your children to be racist?
Racism exists. We live in a soup of roiling, boiling hatred based on one’s perceived skin color. And that hatred starts young. Children are not born racist. It is taught. Dylann Roof was not born a racist. He was taught. Are you teaching your children to be racist? Research indicates that children develop racist attitudes…