May 2015 - Raising Race Conscious Children

When race and gender intersect: What I want my daughter to know about beauty

May 26, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Gender, Middle Grades, Race, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Toddlers, White Privilege

by Sachi Feris On a trip to Walgreens, my daughter found some Doc McStuffins stickers—a Disney television series featuring an African-American girl who wants to be a doctor. I had purchased Doc McStuffins playing cards for my daughter a few…

My children’s experiences with internalized racism

May 19, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Ben Wright, Gender, Middle Grades, Race, Racial Identity, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, White Privilege

by guest blogger Ben Wright My children are mixed heritage children—Latina (my partner) and White (me). They have internalized more racism and other oppressions than I would like and it comes out in a variety of ways. My partner and…

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“Momma, why aren’t there more boy teachers?”

May 15, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Gender, Janet Alperstein, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS

by guest blogger Janet Alperstein, Ph.D In the fall of 2005, I sat in my parents’ living room where a postcard on a bookshelf read “Raise Boys And Girls The Same”—and told them that my adoption plans were moving forward…

“Charity” is not enough: Why I want my daughter to be an activist

May 12, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Class, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: EXPLORE THROUGH PLAY, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, Toddlers

by Sachi Feris As a teacher in various New York City private schools, I always felt uncomfortable about the endless drives for “charity” intended to “help other people.” Rarely, were students helped to see these “others” as real people with…

Black is not a bad word: Why I don’t talk in code with my children

May 8, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Adelaide Lancaster, Early Childhood, Elementary School, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, Toddlers

by guest blogger Adelaide Lancaster I’m a St. Louis mom, a New York entrepreneur, and mom to three children (ages 4, 3, and 1). I spend much of my time trying to raise these children to be big-hearted, just, and…

What Malala taught my two-year-olds

May 5, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Gender, Melissa Le, Race, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: EXPLORE THROUGH PLAY, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, Toddlers

by guest blogger Melissa Le I am a classroom teacher in a pre-school in Brooklyn, NY. I am Vietnamese-American—my parents are from Vietnam. For most of the children in my class, this is their first time in a school environment….

Mother’s Day Action Toolkit for Raising Race Conscious Children

SURJ MOTHER’S DAY ACTION TOOLKIT

May 2, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Babies, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle Grades, Race, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, Toddlers

Raising Race Conscious Children is honored to have partnered with Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) to create this Mother’s Day Action Toolkit. Below, you will find book suggestions and talking points/questions you can ask your children as you take action for racial justice on Mother’s Day.

Guest Blogger Julie Roberts-Phung writing for Raising Race Conscious Children

In the face of Baltimore: Reflecting on conversations with my son about Ferguson

May 1, 2015 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Julie Roberts-Phung, Race, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS

My son is 4. He is Vietnamese and White (Irish and Russian), I’m a White woman and his dad is Vietnamese, the first of his family born in the US.

During the weeks after the Ferguson non-indictment, I listened to many stories on the radio about Mike Brown. I thought about each one and whether the radio should stay on or off (when my son was present). I usually turned the radio off when there was a really gruesome description, but otherwise I left it on.

When race and gender intersect: What I want my daughter to know about beauty

My children’s experiences with internalized racism

“Momma, why aren’t there more boy teachers?”

“Charity” is not enough: Why I want my daughter to be an activist

Black is not a bad word: Why I don’t talk in code with my children

What Malala taught my two-year-olds

SURJ MOTHER’S DAY ACTION TOOLKIT

In the face of Baltimore: Reflecting on conversations with my son about Ferguson

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