Racism can be a difficult topic to talk about and you may have lots of questions. These videos, news articles and books can help you to explore race and identity and learn how you can be an anti-racist.
Watch and learn
These TED talks share experiences of racism and how to speak out against it:
Ellis Fearon (aged 14) explains Black Lives Matter
Nova Reid describes microaggressions
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
Making sense of the news
These news stories will help you to find out more about important racial issues:
- BBC Newsbeat report on why the US protests resonated in the UK.
- Journalist Dahaba Ali Hussen argues that black women's stories need to be heard.
- Footballers Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford call for an end to racism.
- Rachel Cargle explains why "all lives matter" is not an appropriate response to "Black Lives Matter".
Black Stories Matter
Reading can be a great way to learn about racism and equality. These extracts and book lists will help you to explore race, identity, family and community.
Age 13-16
Read an extract of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas at LoveReading4Kids
See Stormzy perform in the BBC's version of Noughts + Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Age 16+
See Bernadine Evaristo talk about her award winning book Girl, Woman, Other
Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant, shares some of the ideas that inspired the book
Listen to Reni Eddo-Lodge's podcast About Race
