Whittier’s Black Lives Matter: Week of Action – Jan 31 – Feb 4, 2022

This year’s Black Lives Matter: Week of Action will include in-school activities, discussions, and books focused on the these themes:

Monday 1/31 – restorative justice, empathy and loving engagement 

Additional Resources

• Sesame Street special: Standing Up to Racism
• A Kids Book About Racism 
• Jason Reynolds: Honesty, Joy and Anti-Racism
• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds
• The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman

Tuesday 2/1 – Diversity and globalism 

Additional Resources

• Using Media to Talk with Children About Race – from PBS KIDS, resources for diversifying your family’s media consumption.
• The Colors of Us
• Nick News Presents: Kids, Race, & Unity
• Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

Wednesday 2/2 – Trans-affirming, queer affirming, collective value 

Additional Resources

• Julian Is a Mermaid
• When Aidan Became A Brother
• John Lewis: Good Trouble
• We March

Thursday 2/3 – Intergenerational, Black Families and Black Villages 

Additional Resources

• Two Mrs. Gibsons
• Peter’s Chair
• Embrace Race
• Families of Color Seattle (FOCS)

Friday 2/4 – Centering Black Women and Femmes, Unapologetically Black

Additional Resources

• Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
• Mae Jemison (Rookie Biography)
• Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
• For Black Girls Like Me

To learn more about how you can continue this conversation and action at home, here are some great resources for Whittier families:

• Anti-Racism Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VWPy1J7IC6VHa2ZmesaD_4ZR7bsjMAoD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107074575687255870804&rtpof=true&sd=true
• Diverse Books & Learning Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10noXy7sshypkw6ejJxCGG9g5gNowepjSITjtDa-y1LE/edit?usp=sharing
• Week of Information and Action in Support of Black Lives:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GNEim9qudD6xB9rdOR56WaQPS4_UKw8B/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107074575687255870804&rtpof=true&sd=true