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

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ReSisters, we must stop resisting Black women

Posted on May 30, 2018May 31, 2018 by strivingshannon

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

Reconciling my anti-racist parenting with my kid’s private school education

Posted on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 by strivingshannon

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

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

Parents who inspire: Lucretia Berry

Posted on May 23, 2017 by strivingshannon

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

Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 by strivingshannon

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

Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by strivingshannon

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

Posted on November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 by strivingshannon

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

Posted on November 4, 2016 by strivingshannon

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

Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by strivingshannon

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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