The Future is Female. Believe Women. Nasty Woman. On a nearly daily basis, I see versions of the above phrases… Read more ReSisters, we must stop resisting Black women
Tag: race
Reconciling my anti-racist parenting with my kid’s private school education
Whew. This NPR article made the rounds again last week. It argues in no uncertain terms that systems of oppression and inequity… Read more Reconciling my anti-racist parenting with my kid’s private school education
Protesting against racial profiling with my kids
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
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
Parents who inspire: Lucretia Berry
We’re back with another feature in the Parent Who Inspires series! I’m so excited to introduce you to Dr. Lucretia… Read more Parents who inspire: Lucretia Berry
Interrupting whiteness with my white children
I am a white, cisgender woman, married to a white, cisgender man and we have two white children. I started… Read more Interrupting whiteness with my white children
Naming the joys I’ve found in anti-racist work
It’s been nearly two years since I started A Striving Parent and began the process of deeply examining my participation in and… Read more Naming the joys I’ve found in anti-racist work
Raising kids to recognize and embrace difference is a way to resist Trump’s hate-filled agenda
If I could describe my mental state following the election in one word, I’d choose “scattered”. At first, there was a lot… Read more Raising kids to recognize and embrace difference is a way to resist Trump’s hate-filled agenda
Parents who inspire: Marni Brown
I’m so excited to be ramping back up the Parents Who Inspire series by introducing you to Dr. Marni Brown. Marni… Read more Parents who inspire: Marni Brown
The lesson my 92-year-old Gran taught me about race and politics
A month or so ago, I received a Facetime invitation from my Dad while he was visiting my grandmother at… Read more The lesson my 92-year-old Gran taught me about race and politics
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