Thank you, Penn Alexander!
We loved getting to sing, dance and discuss with you all today! We hope you all enjoy our album and that it can open up some meaningful conversations! Thank you for making the future bright by choosing each day to care, share what you can, be fair, stand up for each other, and build a community where we all belong together! Feel free to email us at citylovephilly@gmail.com with any questions and we would always love to hear any songs you come up with!!
-With love, Qiana and Brian for the City Love Team
City Love Children’s Album - World of Love
Or stream on all platforms:
3/21/25 - New Children’s Album - Dinosaur Spaghetti
RESEARCH, ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
Drs. Mamie and Kenneth Clark, Doll Study. (1947) Read the original full document here.
Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) 1-minute scientific explanation of skin color, geography and UV Rays for kids
Learning for Justice - Social Justice Standards (benchmarks/framework) and curriculum
NPR and Sesame Workshop: The Things Parents Don’t Talk About with Their Kids… but Should
Sesame Workshop Report: Identity Matters (Study of 6,000 families)
Seven Myths of Race and the Young Child by Lawrence A. Hirshfeld
Children, Race and Racism: How Race Awareness Develops by Louise Derman-Sparks
Children’s Community School (Philadelphia) - Wonderful Child Development Research Overview Infographic: They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race
Wonderful list of books for building equitable, inclusive community: We need diverse books
7 Things to Do When Your Kid Points Out Someone’s Differences by Rachel Garlinghouse.
Talking to Children After Racial Incidents: By Dr. Howard Stevenson.