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A blog for parents passionate about racial justice and striving to raise socially concious kids

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Protesting against racial profiling with my kids

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 by strivingshannon

Last week, I published a piece detailing a protest and the ongoing organizing led by a multi-racial coalition of neighbors… Read more Protesting against racial profiling with my kids

Voting blue does not absolve white people of racism: pushing back against racial profiling in my liberal community

Posted on June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 by strivingshannon

My neighborhood, like so many across the country, has a racial profiling problem on our online community forums. I live… Read more Voting blue does not absolve white people of racism: pushing back against racial profiling in my liberal community

NextDoor: a lesson on how to disagree online

Posted on April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 by strivingshannon

“My heart does not bleed,” wrote a neighbor on NextDoor, a social media network that connects communities. He wrote this in response to… Read more NextDoor: a lesson on how to disagree online

Reflections from a white parent raising white children

Posted on March 9, 2016 by strivingshannon

My husband and I fell in love with our neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia because it’s the most walkable part of the… Read more Reflections from a white parent raising white children

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