June 12, 2020
Racial Justice and Equity Resources
Media Contact
If you are a journalist on deadline and would like to speak to an EDC expert on topics related to racial justice and equity, contact Terry Donovan.
A Commitment to Racial Justice and Equity:
A Message from EDC
Painful recent events of violence and brutality have left people across the United States reeling with outrage, frustration, and anxiety. These resources offer some ideas and information regarding justice, equity, and civics. We will continue to update this page over the next few months.
Read EDC and Equity: A Lasting Impact to learn more about EDC’s guiding principles for remaining focused on access to opportunity and promoting fairness and justice.
Equity
- Building a STEM Pathway Through Prison
- Lessons from Queer History, June 2020
- Juneteenth—Reaching for the Promise
- “We Black Mothers”: A Poem
- Examining Our Own Biases: An Essential Step on the Path of Progress
- Racial Injustice and Racism: The Pandemic That Is Centuries Old
- Inequity, Race, and Protest: Empowering Young People to Make Change
Health
- 4 Ways to Make Mental Health Care Culturally Responsive
- Why We Need an Anti-Racist Approach to Social and Emotional Learning
- Black Lives Matter in Suicide Prevention
- Building Community Resilience: From Surviving to Thriving
- Racism is a Public Health Problem. What Can We Do?
- Four Ways to Support Children’s Well-Being
- Moving Towards Health Equity: Understanding and Addressing Child and Adolescent Injury Disparities
- Tools for Improving Positive Outcomes Among Boys and Young Men of Color
- Increasing Cultural Competence to Reduce Behavioral Health Disparities Toolkit
Education – Learning
- Expanding the Boundaries in STEM
- Implicit Bias in the STEM Classroom
- Harnessing Data to Drive Equity in Career Academy Access
- The Mathematics of Inequality
- Opening Doors to Computer Science
Education – Teaching
- 3 Ways Schools Can Support Racial Equity
- Resources for Talking About Race and Racism with Children
- Today’s American Art Course (Session 6 – “Art for Social Justice”)
- Exploring Personal and National Identity Through Art Course (Session 7 - “How Do Race and Ethnicity Impact American Identity?”)
- Improving the Teaching of Teachers
- Six Questions for the EdTech Field to Think about When Designing for the 0 to 8 Set
- Strategies to Improve All Students’ Mathematics Learning and Achievement
- Systemic Equity Review Framework: A Practical Approach to Achieving High Educational Outcomes for All Students
- Tackling Inequity in the Mathematics Classroom
Justice
Civics
- Adobe Youth Voices Guide – Empowering young people to harness creativity and digital skills to drive change in their communities
- Three Ways to Improve Civics Education
- Zoom In U.S. History Lessons – Learn more about our country’s past—from the Emancipation Proclamation to Civil Rights in Mississippi—to better understand its present
Archival Resources
- Head Start Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Resource Catalog (2012)
- Beyond Blame (2001)—Islamophobia, post 9-11
- Healing the Hate (1997)
- D.C. Riots through the Eyes of Children (1968)
- Black and White: Six Stories from a Troubled Time (1968)