Are you interested in receiving advice, resource assistance, and emotional support from a mama mentor? Sign up to join Brown Mamas’ new Mama Mentorship program!
About
Motherhood can be tough, and it becomes even more challenging when you don’t have anyone to ask for advice, assist in resource acquisition, and lean on for mental and emotional support. That’s why Brown Mamas launched its Mama Mentorship Initiative. By galvanizing the collective knowledge in the Black mothering community, Brown Mamas will provide their moms with access to a group of mothering elders who have wisdom and experiences to share.
Once per month, Brown Mamas will host virtual Mama Mentoring sessions for up to 15 mamas. They will work with experienced moms from the local community to mentor new and ‘in the thick of it’ mamas through their motherhood journey. The first Mama Mentorship cohort begins in August.
Registration
If you are interested in joining Brown Mamas’ Mama Mentorship program, visit their website to complete the online signup form.
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Are you or your child interested in exploring topics such as photography, urban agriculture, mentoring, African American history, and more? Join Brown Mamas during the 2020-21 school year for their new program, Brown Mamas Teach, Brown Mamas Earn.
About
The mission of Brown Mamas’ family-centered learning project is to empower parents to confidently teach, support, and advocate for their children by utilizing the collective knowledge of Pittsburgh’s Black parenting community. This knowledge will guide participants in being effective and supportive members of their child’s learning team.
This learning cooperative is intended for children ages five to 18 years old. Black parents and Black young people are encouraged to apply. Brown Mamas hopes to begin guided learning experiences in September 2020.
Registration
If you or your child is interested in participating, visit the Brown Mamas website to complete the online signup form. The form is available at the bottom of the page, below the Session Guide Recruitment Form.
Become a Session Guide
Brown Mamas is looking for parents, caregivers, young people, educators, and other Black community members to act as session guides in providing enrichment activities. If you are interested in becoming a session guide, visit the Brown Mamas website to complete the online signup form.
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Are you interested in learning how institutional racism becomes present in early childhood environments? Sign up to receive a recording of the live webinar “Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms: A Response to Racism in America” on July 8.
About
In this webinar, the lead authors of the newly released book, Don’t Look Away, Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms, will participate in a roundtable discussion on how to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family engagement to ensure culturally responsive experiences. Equipped with the tools and strategies to promote classroom change, educators will be empowered to do the following:
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- learn how institutional racism becomes present in early childhood environments;
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- discover how implicit bias, microaggression, and white privilege can play a role in undermining the learning experiences of marginalized Black and brown children and those who teach them;
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- embrace anti-bias and anti-racist teaching approaches; and
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- implement best practices for creating culturally-rich and supportive classroom environments that protect children from social-emotional and psychological trauma by affirming personal healing.
This webinar will be of interest to pre-k through elementary teachers; school and district leaders; coaches; trainers; and child care providers, owners, and administrators.
Registration
Live access to this event is sold out. Sign up to receive the event recording by visiting edWeb.net.
As caregivers, community members, and early childhood educators, we have a responsibility to ensure each child, family, and caregiver is safe from racism and discrimination and has equitable opportunities to thrive.
To do this, we must begin with ourselves. With the correct anti-racism tools, a community can continue to grow and learn. Set aside time in your day to do a personal inventory. What thoughts, feelings, and behaviors have you contributed to upholding systems of racism? Are you making assumptions? What actions or inactions have you taken that contribute to systems of oppression?
Next, consider your family and your friends—which behaviors, statements, or jokes have gone unchecked? What actions or inactions have you taken within your interpersonal relationships that have contributed to an unsafe community for our Black and Brown children, neighbors, and colleagues? How might you begin to lead by example within your own family or community?
Anti-racism work is something that has to be attended to in an ongoing way. To support this work, we have compiled the following anti-racism tools. Note that this list is not exhaustive.
Anti-Racism Tools for Adults
Videos & Podcasts:
Tools & Reading Lists:
Health-Related:
Take Action:
Family-Related:
- How to raise anti-racist kids: 20 resources for parents, Motherly
- Why Raising Kids to ‘Not See Color’ Doesn’t Help Fight Racism, HuffPost
- Our Family’s Commitment to Being Anti-Racist, PBS Kids
- Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency, and Voice, NAEYC
- Things to Know If You Love a Multiracial Child, Embrace Race
- “Love is not enough”: Supports for Transracial Adoptive Families, Embrace Race
- Nurturing Resistance & Joy in Black Children, Embrace Race
- Raising Muslim American Children Who Thrive, Embrace Race
Observance-Related:
Anti-Racism Tools for Educators
Personal/Professional Development:
- Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice: a list for parents, caregivers & educators, Oakland Library
- Video: Identity, Challenge and Dismantle: A Few Sociocultural Strategies for Teaching About Racism, SPSSI
- An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism, BuzzFeed News
- Teacher’s Corner, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
- Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement, NAEYC
- Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning About Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families, NAEYC
- Teaching #BlackLivesMatter, Teaching for Change
- A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators, Edutopia
- NEA activists launch series of video “primers” for anti-racist white educators, NEA
- A Simple Way to Self-Monitor for Bias, Edutopia
- What White Colleagues Need to Understand, Teaching Tolerance
- Building Antiracist White Educators
Classroom/Community Development:
- ‘All we are asking for is change!’ How schools are taking steps toward justice-centered learning, Kidsburgh
- Black Students Are Not ‘Marginalized,’ They Are the Center of Our Work, Education Post
- Asian Americans K-12 Education Curriculum, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health, The American Academy of Pediatrics
- Talking About Race, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your Curriculum, NAEYC
- How to Root Out Anti-Black Racism From Your School, EdWeek
- How Indigenous, Black, and POC Educators Envision a Better School Experience, KQED
- Racial inequities in education can start as early as preschool, AXIOS
- How to create anti-racist virtual classrooms: Strategies for teachers and families, Kidsburgh
- How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?, The Hechinger Report
- How to Better Support Your Black Colleagues, Edutopia
- Building Anti-Racist Early Childhood Programs with Implicit Bias Trainings & Resources, HiMama
- Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Education Programs in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning
- One School’s Commitment to Equity Using Student-Centered Learning, Students at the Center Hub
- Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement, Aurora Institute
- How to Provide a Multicultural Education, Baylor University
Resources:
- Black Lives Matter Resources, Writix
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (P.R.I.D.E) – Understanding PRIDE in Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
- P.R.I.D.E. Speaker Series, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
- In My Skin: A P.R.I.D.E Podcast, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
- What is Race?, Flocabulary
- Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching, PBS Teachers Lounge
- Advancing Equity Initiative, NAEYC
- Race & Ethnicity Resources, Teaching Tolerance
- My Racial Journey, University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development
- Equity Services, Pennsylvania School Boards Association
- The Cultural Proficiency Framework, The Robbins Group
- Learning for Justice
- Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism, Public Health Degrees
- 135 Racial Equity Resources For Education, Professional & Community Development, Health, And Civil Rights, College Consensus
Anti-Racism Tools for Children
Discussing Racism with Children
- Video: A Clinical Perspective on Talking to Kids About Racism, Child Mind Institute
- ‘Raising White Kids’ Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race, NPR
- They’re not too young to talk about race! The Children’s Community School
- Talking to Children About Racial Bias, HealthyChildren
- Talking Race with Young Children, NPR
- How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism, Parent Toolkit
- 10 tips for teaching and talking to kids about race, Embrace Race
- Talking about Race with Kids and Teens, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- How to talk to kids about racism, explained by a psychologist, Vox
- 21 Anti-Racism Videos to Share With Kids, We Are Teachers
- Experts answer your kids’ tough questions about race and racism, The Hechinger Report
- Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism, PBS Kids
- Video – PBS KIDS Talk About Race & Racism, PBS Kids
- Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism: A Discussion Guide, PDB Kids
- Raising Kids Who Embrace Race, National PTA
- So You Want to Raise a Young White Ally? Embrace Race
- Supporting Children’s Leadership & Activism, Embrace Race
- Supporting Healthy Racial Learning in Early Childhood, Embrace Race
Discussing Racism, Violence, and Protests with Children
- Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News, Child Mind Institute
- Talking to Children About Race, Policing and Violence, The New York Times
- Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom: A Resource for Educators, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Resources for Talking about Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids, Center for Racial Justice in Education
- George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?, USA Today
- Video: “How do I make sure I’m not raising the next Amy Cooper?” with Jennifer Harvey, Embrace Race
- How to Talk with Kids About Racism and Racial Violence, Common Sense Media
- Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids, Center for Racial Justice in Education
- How to Talk to Your Children About the Protests, The Wall Street Journal
- Talking with Children About Racism, Police Brutality and Protests, Aha! Parenting
- How To Talk To Your Kids About Race, Racism And Police Violence, WBUR
- How To Talk About Race And Protests With Your Kids, Explained By A Child Psychologist, WBUR
- Talking to Kids About Racism and Violence, Child Mind Institute
Children’s Books
- I Too Am America, by Langston Hughes, ages 5+
- Baby Blessings: A Prayer For The Day You Were Born, by Deloris Jordan, ages 0-6
- Lullaby, A Poem, by Langston Hughes, ages 0-6
- Welcome, Precious, by Nikki Grimes, ages 0-5
- Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grow Up to Become Malcolm X, by IIyasha Shabazz, ages 6+
- CROWN: An Ode To A Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes, ages 3-10
- Turning 15 On The Road To Freedom: My Story of 1965 Selma Voting Right March, by Lynda Blackmon, ages 12+
- A Child’s Introduction To AA History, by Jabari Asim, ages 5+
- 10 Children’s Books About Racism And Activism To Help Parents Educate Their Kids, HuffPost
- 31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance, Embrace Race
- These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids, The New York Times
- Books About Racism and Social Justice, Common Sense Media
- Books on race and racism, by age, recommended by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Kidsburgh
- Reading Race in Picture Books with Children, Embrace Race
Anti-Racism Tools for Social/Emotional Development
- Helping Children Cope With Frightening News, Child Mind Institute
- How to Foster Resilience in Kids, Child Mind Institute
- What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious, Child Mind Institute
- NASP: Managing Strong Emotional Reactions to Trauma, National Association of School Psychologists
- Supporting Young Children after Crisis Events, NAEYC
- Coping with Grief After Community Violence, SAMHSA
- The Brown Mama Blueprint Podcast, Pittsburgh Brown Mamas
- Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma, Child Trends
- Asian Mental Health Collective
Join EmbraceRace on June 5 for their webinar, “‘I [STILL] can’t breathe’: Supporting kids of color amid racialized violence.”
About
Black, Brown, Native, and low-income individuals talk with children about how to interact with police. They file formal complaints against abusive officers, take cellphone videos that go viral, share their stories with media outlets, file lawsuits, and protest with allies at their side. With COVID-19 as a backdrop, some predict a “long, hot summer.” Others see a promising new determination by many white individuals to become a vigorous part of the solution.
In this complicated context, what conversations about policing, violence, safety, justice, and race should parents and caregivers be having with their children of color? Join EmbraceRace on June 5 for that discussion. Questions and insights are encouraged.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage.
More Information
Please note that this event is high in demand. Those who are unable to get onto Zoom will be direct to the live broadcast on EmbraceRace’s Facebook page. A recording of the event will be available at a later date for those who are unable to attend. For questions, please contact EmbraceRace through their contact form or on Facebook.
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