Resources To Support Conversations With Students: Justice For Breonna Taylor

Written By Roots ConnectED

The recent events around the killing of Breonna Taylor underscore how far we are from a system of justice that values and protects Black lives.  We see, over and again, the covert and overt forces that safeguard institutionalized racism, perpetuating beliefs and practices that are rooted in white supremacy. The foundations of our society are eroding as we grow further from our humanity and further from the principles of love and justice.  Educators and school leaders hold the incredible power to create and sustain anti-bias classrooms; classrooms where students are given space to process, ask questions, and consider ways in which they can contribute towards change. It is so critical to create strong norms for vulnerable conversations in the classroom and hold space for talking about current events in a responsible way, one that also centers hope and joy.

Below is a compilation of resources, compiled by Jayne Sohn for adults and children about the killing of Breonna Taylor, the recent ruling, and additional resources to support discussions and tough conversations that will no doubt emerge. In addition to offering professional development that focuses on talking about current events with students in grades K-3 and 4-12, our previous blog posts on Resources for Talking about Racism and Racialized Violence and Discussing Current Events: Part of a Regular Classroom Pratice may also be useful as conversations emerge in your school and home communities. The foundations of our society are eroding as we grow further from our humanity and further from the principles of love and justice.  The social transformation of our communities requires those principles to be centered and takes diligent, intentional, and unrelenting work. 

 
 
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