June 2020 | KidFriendly DC

#BlackLivesMatter

1. Anti-racism resources, including more for parents to help them discuss it with kids.

2. Children’s books that feature black heroes and black-owned bookstores around the country where you can shop for them online.

3. Black-owned restaurants around DC open during COVID-19. Read an interview with food advocate, Anela Malik, who compiled the list.

4. The TOGETHER Program, a FREE program for couples that promotes healthy family relationships, personal well-being, effective parenting, and employment and financial stability in our communities, has a workshop series beginning this evening at 6pm, with two more events taking place June 8 and June 13. Register for free here.

5. How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by Barack Obama.

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Five Things for Today: June 1, 2020

1. A few resources for talking about racism with kids:
* This very recent USA Today article has guidance on discussing race in the context of what’s happening now.
* On NPR’s All Things Considered, Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America, discusses how to talk with white children about racially-charged events.
* From Commonsense Media, How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids.
* Added thanks to the reader comment below, Talking about Race from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

2. Tune in to the Kojo Namdi Show today at 12:30pm for the Kojo For Kids segment as bestselling YA author Jason Reynolds talks about racism and the protests. (The Kojo show starts at 12pm, but the segment begins a 12:30pm.)

3. The annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle won’t be taking place on the National Mall this summer, but you can experience it virtually starting today through June 30, with cooking contests, cooking demonstrations, award-winning recipes, three music “stages,” children’s activities, prizes, giveaways, and more.

4. Coronavirus street art.

5. Listening to Black Voices Amid Murder, Violence, Protest, and Pandemic.

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