Racial Justice

NISE Network and our partners are committed to playing our role in building a just future. Nationally and locally, we know we must address the persistent, undeniable racism in our communities.

A compilation of resources for museum educators about racial justice, equity, and inclusion. 

Resources for Equity and Inclusion

Talking with Children about Racial Injustice

• Talking About Race from the National Museum of African American History & Culture
  https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
• Addressing Racial Injustice with Young Children
  https://www.embracerace.org/resources/something-happened-in-our-town-addressing-racial-injustice-with-young-children
• Talking Race with Young Children (NPR Life Kit)
  https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716700866/talking-race-with-young-children
• A Resource for Talking about Race with Young Children
  http://www.raceconscious.org/2016/06/100-race-conscious-things-to-say-to-your-child-to-advance-racial-justice
• How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids (Common Sense Media)
  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-white-parents-can-use-media-to-raise-anti-racist-kids
• Books That Promote Tolerance and Diversity (Common Sense Media)
  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-that-promote-tolerance-and-diversity
• Books to Support Conversations on Race
  https://www.embracerace.org/resources/topic/reading-race-in-picture-books-with-kids
  https://www.embracerace.org/resources/childrens-books
• Association of Children's Museums list of resources for Talking about Racism with Children
  https://childrensmuseums.blog/2020/06/17/museum-resources-for-talking-about-racism-with-children/
• Center for Parent Information Resources -Talking about Race with Our Children
  https://www.parentcenterhub.org/race-matters-children
• Talking with kids about racial injustice: practical tips for parents from Minnesota Children's Museum
  Recorded webinar Spring 2021: https://mcm.org/talking-to-kids-racial-injustice/
  Tip sheet and resource lists: https://mcm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tipsheet.pdf

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Museum Resources

• American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

  • Facing Change report
    https://www.aam-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AAM-DEAI-Working-Group-Full-Report-2018.pdf

  • Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Resources
    https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/

  • Toolkits, guides, tactics and other reference materials
    https://www.aam-us.org/programs/resource-library/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion-resources/

  • Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis blog post
    https://www.aam-us.org/2020/04/02/museums-and-equity-in-times-of-crisis/
• Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) and Association of Children’s Museums (ACM)
  • Cultural Competence Learning Institute (CCLI)
    https://community.astc.org/ccli/home
  • Cultural Competence Learning Institute (CCLI) resources
    https://community.astc.org/ccli/resources-for-action/supporting-documents/diversity-and-inclusion
• Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)
  • Anti-Racism Resource Roundup
    https://www.informalscience.org/news-views/anti-racism-resource-roundup
• More Museum Resources
  • Smithsonian Our Shared Future: Reckoning with our Racial Past
    https://www.oursharedfuture.si.edu
  • National Museum of African American History & Culture - Talking with Adults about Race
    https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
    https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/resources
  • The Incluseum, https://incluseum.com/
  • Museums & Race
    https://museumsandrace.org
  • The Inclusive Museum: A Framework for Sustainable and Authentic Institutional Change https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/ASTC/a6c0f3de-e0b1-4198-8ab7-01cee4a55b00/UploadedImages/CCLI%20Framework%20for%20Inclusion%20Paper.pdf
  • MASS Action (Museum as Site for Social Action)
    https://www.museumaction.org
  • NISE Network Inclusive Audiences approach and resources
    https://www.nisenet.org/Audiences
  • Science Museum of Minnesota ten-minute drama about conversations about race
    https://new.smm.org/exhibits/race/the-idea

• More Resources

  • Race Forward
    https://www.raceforward.org
  • Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE)
    https://racialequity.org
  • PolicyLink
    https://www.policylink.org

Reflecting on Race in STEM

• Reflecting on Race in STEM blog post 

• The Color of Space: A NASA Documentary Showcasing the Stories of Black Astronauts

• Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Race and Space videos

  • Race and Space Part 1 addresses why there are so few black astronomer
  • Race and Space Part 2 looks at how identity contributes to people's work
  • Race and Space Part 3 is on how black astronomers survive in their careers

• UC Berkeley, CA - Full Spectrum film 
   Documentary short film featuring interviews with U.S. space scientists who are from underrepresented/marginalized groups

  • Film (20 minutes)

  • More about the film

NISE Network Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Tools and Practices

• https://www.nisenet.org/DEAI-tools

NISE Network Inclusive Audiences Approach an Resources

• https://www.nisenet.org/Audiences