As many of you know, I have been practicing naming race reactively and proactively with my children ever since I… Read more Naming race with adults vs. naming race with kids
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Wait, am I racist? Reflections on implicit biases and microaggressions
One of my worst fears is to be called a racist. Yet, I know that by being complicit in the systemic racism… Read more Wait, am I racist? Reflections on implicit biases and microaggressions
Proactively naming race with my infant
Last week, I wrote about the online course, “Raising Race Conscious Children” I completed with my husband. The course is… Read more Proactively naming race with my infant
One way to debunk the “but what can we do?” mentality
Before I started this blog, I was in a near constant state of despondence. I’d watch or read the news… Read more One way to debunk the “but what can we do?” mentality
Discussing skin tone with my toddler
Last week, I was playing with my kids (son: 3 years old; daughter: 11 months old) in the baby’s room after… Read more Discussing skin tone with my toddler
To unfriend or not to unfriend…
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. The oasis of the South, as some might say. Atlanta leans blue against a… Read more To unfriend or not to unfriend…
In defense of armchair activism
On the day I published this blog, my 3 year old son broke his wrist. I went from riding the… Read more In defense of armchair activism
My toddler called me a racist…
…Out of the blue, while washing his hands one day. It sounded more like “ray-tish” and for a solid 2 minutes… Read more My toddler called me a racist…
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