Racial Equity Resources

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At WI-AIMH, we recognize that the issue and impact of racism is inextricably bound to social and emotional well being. We believe it is a fundamental right and need of all children to experience their world as a safe and secure place through responsive and culturally attuned relationships, yet our black and brown children continue to face disproportionate threats to meeting this fundamental right and need as a result of the cumulative and widespread impact of institutional and systemic racism.

WI-AIMH remains committed to its mission to promote social-emotional learning and relationship-based practices which advocate for the best interest of infants, young children and their families and we honor this commitment necessitates self-reflection on the thoughts, beliefs and unconscious biases that sustain the oppression of children and families of color.

Rooted in this commitment is collective work to expand professional capacity through deepened self-reflection specific to increasing awareness of our respective roles and responsibilities within systems of oppression, acknowledgement of privilege, and intentional action taken to combat discrimination in all forms.

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For You

Financial Literacy in the Black Community

BLACK PARENT VOICES Resilience in the Face of the Two Pandemics— COVID-19 and Racism

Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others

Creating Anti-Racist Early Childhood Spaces

Eliminating the Racial Gap in Educational Readiness in Preschool Children

Addressing Harsh Discipline and Disparities: What we know, what we don’t know, and what we should do about it

Report: Deck Stacked Against Young Children of Color, but Leaders Can ‘Seize This Moment’ to Improve Equity

Grandparents, Kin and Play Cousins: The Soul and Survival of Black Families

The Basic Truth about Basic Needs

Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization

Special Report: Access to High-Quality Early Education and Racial Equity

Art as Catalyst: three ways to talk to children about race

The color of health: how racism, segregation, and inequality affect the health and well-being of preterm infants and their families

An overview of the root causes of Disparities in Child Outcomes, and the Role of Child Serving Systems

Questions for Examining White Bias

44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country

When We Normalize Racism And Bigotry, We Do Violence To Our Mental Health

Podcast: On How to be an Anti-Racist with Brene Brown and Ibram X. Kendi

Anti-racism Resources for White People to deepen your understanding

Talking About Race

Bias is Not Just a Police Problem, it's a Pre-school Problem

Early Childhood Suspensions and Disproportionality

Culturally Responsive Practices to Reduce Implicit Bias, Disproportionality, Suspension, and Explusion

Eight ways we can reduce Black maternal mortality (you can participate in #4 right now).

Raising Race Conscious Children

Why I don't Normalize Whiteness with My Children

Wisconsin Race, Politics, and Justice organizations

Culture, identity , and history as sources of strength for African American Families