Regional Office of Education 40
  • HOME
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Trustees/Detach-Annexation
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Learning From Anywhere
    • Newsletter
    • Reports, Tax, Legal
    • CTE
  • Educators
    • Anti-Racism
    • IL Learning Standards
    • Licensure
    • Prof Development/ Meetings
  • Our Services
    • Alternative Education
    • Bus Drivers
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Fingerprint/Background Checks
    • McKinney-Vento (Homeless Ed)
    • Scholarship/Loan/Grants
    • Testing
    • Truancy
    • Other Helpful Information
  • Our Schools
    • Calhoun County
    • Greene County
    • Jersey County
    • Macoupin County >
      • Macoupin County School History >
        • Historic Districts in Number Order
        • Historic Districts in Alpha Order

Anti-Racism

“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist” - Angela Davis.
   Schools, as well as families, have an important role in fostering positive racial identities in our children. "Racism is a system of oppression that results from a combination of prejudice and power." Educators can make a difference in helping to break down barriers, teach about races and foster anti-racism. This page offers helpful tools and links for parents and educators working to promote anti-racism.
Anti-Racism Teaching Resources
  • Say Their Names: A toolkit to help foster productive conversations about race and civil disobedience
  • 15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest
  • Don't Say Nothing: Silence speaks volumes. Our students are listening
  • Conversations with kids about race
  • Books for kids to celebrate diversity and inspire change
Analysis/Action Plans
  • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
  • So You Want to Talk About Race
  • How to Be an Antiracist
  • Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, and Whole Hearts
  • Between the World and Me
  • Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
  • Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
  • Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation
  • Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
  • We Have to Talk: A Step-by-Step Checklist for Difficult Conversations
  • Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
  • Restoring the Soul to Education
Websites and Articles
  • How to be anti-racist - a presentation by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Anti-racism resources (4 pages of resource links)
  • Anti-racism scaffolded resources 
  • What if…..White People Took Responsibility for Our Role in this Moment?
  • Leaders must take meaningful action against racism 
  • Cup of Empathy: Marianne van Dijk, certified NVC Trainer and Creator of the YouTube NVC Channel
  • Global Dignity: Imagine a World Where Understanding, Love, and Compassion Triumph
  • Greater Good Science Center: University of California, Berkeley
  • Mindful Educators Community: Free resource offering the best practices for bringing mindfulness into the classroom
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Prejudice is taught; let's unteach it. - The Race Card Project
Books
History
  • A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
  • An Indigenous People's History of the United States
  • White Trash. The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America
  • Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
  • The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
  • The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave Breeding Industry
Autobiography
  • High Price: A Neuroscientist Journey of Self Discovery that Challenges Every Thing You Know About Drugs and Society
  • Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
  • HOME
    • Contact Us
    • Board of Trustees/Detach-Annexation
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Learning From Anywhere
    • Newsletter
    • Reports, Tax, Legal
    • CTE
  • Educators
    • Anti-Racism
    • IL Learning Standards
    • Licensure
    • Prof Development/ Meetings
  • Our Services
    • Alternative Education
    • Bus Drivers
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Fingerprint/Background Checks
    • McKinney-Vento (Homeless Ed)
    • Scholarship/Loan/Grants
    • Testing
    • Truancy
    • Other Helpful Information
  • Our Schools
    • Calhoun County
    • Greene County
    • Jersey County
    • Macoupin County >
      • Macoupin County School History >
        • Historic Districts in Number Order
        • Historic Districts in Alpha Order