by lindaoppenheim | Jul 25, 2017 | Opinion
“As much as we can try to protect him and teach him to protect himself, there may come a time when your child will be involved. As the parents of the white friend of my black child, I need you to be talking to your child about racism. I need you to be talking...
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 21, 2017 | Workshop
Andrew Grant-Thomas and Melissa Giraud of EmbraceRace which supports “building a strong and nourishing community of practice for parents, guardians, teachers and other caregivers who want to help raise a generation of children who are thoughtful, informed, and...
by lindaoppenheim | May 31, 2017 | Website
This website is “a resource to support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children.” In addition to blog posts, the organization conducts webinars, next scheduled for Thursday, June 22, 8 pm. Registration for the June webinar will close...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 15, 2017 | Opinion
Jennifer Harvey points to studies indicating that generic messages about equality–“Be kind.” “I don’t see color.”–” aren’t effective in countering such racial socialization.” “At worst, the consequences are...
by lindaoppenheim | Jul 6, 2015 | Article
“My white son could breeze through the rest of his life without ever having any meaningful conversation about race and racism.” Mandy Hitchcock faces her white privilege as a parent and describes what she will do about it. Kristen Howerton provides...
