Little Justice Leaders Blog
Tell Your Sons
by Allison Banta Feminists live at my house. Some like their equality with a side of pink and ruffles and twirly dresses. Some prefer dragons and dogs and teal blue, clear like ocean waves. Some love words on crisp pages and wind swaying tree branches and deep,...
Rethinking how you’re teaching Black History
By Shelby Kretz What do you remember about your Black history education? Did you learn about Black joy? Black success? Can you remember and name any prominent Black scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, or artists? Black history is so much more than slavery and...
How I’m talking to my kids about events at the Capitol
by Allison Banta In the last year, our kids have lived through a lot of history. Incredibly, that history now includes an armed insurrection at the United States Capitol building. As parents and caregivers, starting a conversation about these events with our kids can...
If This, Then What? A Simple Way to Get Kids Thinking About Empathy
by Karina Brisack Talking to children about social justice can be tough. There’s a lot of ground to cover, and it can feel impossible to cover all everything – mostly because it is impossible. Despite that, we’d all like to prepare our kids for the problems they’ll...
If Ruby Bridges Had To Go Through It, Your Six-Year Old Can Learn About It
by Adryan Moorefield One of the sad truths about this country and this world is that ideas such as respect and inclusiveness don’t mean the same thing amongst various groups of people. Slavery, discrimination, and racism are all byproducts of these various ways of...
Black History Month Book Bonanza
by Stacy Shaneyfelt Ready to immerse your students, kids, and tweens in books that truly mirror their own lives and also introduce them to diverse characters, authentic settings, riveting social justice themes, and greater tolerance for others? Well, I’ve briefly...
The Shades of We
by Adryan Moorefield The world is a beautiful place, filled with life and culture, art and science…everything working together to create a beautiful picture. It seems that lately, people have started to forget just how beautiful the world really is. In the commotion...
White People Need to be Talking About Race, Too
by India Lewis When it comes to discussions on race and white privilege, there are many instances where we as people become defensive, confused, and frazzled. It is possible to make these discussions much easier, if we start to engage the adults and kids in our...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Social Justice in Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
by Stacy Shaneyfelt How many of you desperately want to reinforce vital notions of inclusion and character education among your early childhood-elementary aged kiddos but need a little winter “pick me up” in the parental or pedagogical department? Well, this blog...