Black Lives Matter information and guidance for children and young people
Useful resources for families to empower children to work towards racial equality
Resources to watch
- Official website for the Black Lives Matter Campaign
- Sesame Street explain Black Lives Matter
- Systemic racism explained for kids
- How to talk to your kids about Black Lives Matter
- How to talk to your kids about race
- 'A kids book about racism' by Jelani Memory
- ‘The skin you live in’ read along with author Michael Tyler
- Trevor Noah talking on racism in society
International Youth Day 2020: Youth Engagement for Global Action
We asked young people to share their views on race relations within the UK and the tangible steps they believe would result in long-term change. Follow @BarnetYouth_ on Instagram for more inspiring video messages from young people.
The views in the videos are from young people and don’t necessarily represent the views of Barnet Council
A number of books designed to educate children about prejudice, diversity and tolerance, may be as enlightening for the child as well as for the parents.
Recommended reading list
- The Story of the Windrush - ages seven and up, £6.99 (hardcover). Buy The Story of the Windrush from Waterstones
- The Great Big Book of Families - ages five to eight, £8.19 (paperback). Buy The Great Big Book of Families from Amazon
- A is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book - ages seven and below, £8.99 (board book). Buy A is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book from Book Depository
- Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice - ages six to 11, £11.19 (hardback). Buy Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice from Blackwells
- Julian is a Mermaid - ages six and above, £6.99 (paperback). Buy Julian is a Mermaid from Waterstones
- We Are The Change - ages five and up, £14.99 (hardcover) - Buy We Are The Change from Amazon
Other useful resources
- 60+ resources for how to talk to your kids about race and racism
- 16 Resources you’ll need for raising an anti-racist child
- List of 45 children’s book including biographies, non-fiction, books that open conversations about racism and books that represent BAME main characters.
- How and when to start talking to your kids about racism
- Resource page to support conversations with children about race and racism