Racial Equity Resources for Youth

• Central Racial Justice

• NPR

• Washington Post

• Time

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice Resources

• Definitions

• PLWG Access, Equity and Belonging for All

• eXtension Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Racial Equity Tools

• Michigan State University Extension

• Farm-Based Education Network

Professional Development

• 4-H Social Justice Guide for Youth Development Professionals

• Increasing Cultural Awareness & Equity in Extension Programs

Implicit Bias Tools

• Harvard’s Project Implicit Test

• Kirwan Institute Understanding Implicit Bias

4-H Diversity Curriculum & Activities

• 4-H Curriculum

• 4-H Cultural Life Program

Suggested Readings:

• DiAngelo, Robin J. (2018) White fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism. Boston: Beacon Press.
• Fields, N. & Nathaniel, K. (2015a). Our role in and responsibility toward social justice. Journal of Extension, 53(5), 5COM2. Freire, P. (1970/2012). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.
• Gay, G. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research and practice (2nd edition). New York: Teachers College Press.
• Jean-Marie, G., Normore, A. & Brooks, J. (2013). Leadership for social justice: Preparing 21st century school leaders for a new social order. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 4(1), 1-31.
• Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory into Practice (34)3, 160-165.
• Sadd, L. (2020). Me and white supremacy: Combat racism, change the world and become a good ancestor.