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“One Hundred Years of Lynching:” Coming to Terms With America’s Violent Past

April 22, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Elementary School, Middle Grades, Pedro Noguera, Race, Racial Identity, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Uncategorized

by guest blogger Pedro A. Noguera, Ph. D When I moved back to NY in 2000, one of the first things I did with my children was to take them to visit the Museum of Natural History. I had always enjoyed…

Why I want to read books with protagonists of color to my White son

April 8, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Suzanne Feinspan, Toddlers, White Privilege

by guest blogger Suzanne Feinspan I loved reading as a kid. Weekly trips to the library and monthly ones to the bookstore were some of the highlights of my childhood. I still have a strong sentimental attachment to many of…

Leo Lionni’s “A Color of his Own”: Cross-race versus same-race spaces

March 25, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, Racial Identity, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS

by Sachi Feris As a long-time reader of Leo Lionni, it surprised me that Google searches of Lionni’s books did not yield lessons plans explicitly discussing race, since many of his books speak to themes of racial identity and the…

Politics Aside: My brown-skinned, Jewish American son reacts to Donald Trump

March 8, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Elementary School, Janet Alperstein, Race, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS

by guest blogger Janet Alperstein, Ph.D Regardless of your political affiliation, I hope you will take a moment to read about how a young Jewish American and Latino boy is experiencing the 2016 presidential, frequently as a result of what…

Why it is my job to explain White privilege to my almost four-year-old

February 23, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, Racial Identity, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, White Privilege

by Sachi Feris A couple of months ago, I was singing a bedtime song to my daughter and she interrupted with, “Mamma, sometimes in the morning when I wake up my pillow is wet.” It was a statement with the…

Taking off my racial color-blind lens

February 9, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Kelly Cutler, Race, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Uncategorized, White Privilege

by guest blogger Kelly Cutler Let’s be honest, what does a White woman like myself know about raising race conscious children?! I was raised in predominantly White, middle-class suburb with a culture that emphasized meritocracy, the idea that individuals succeed…

My son sees segregation…what does that mean for a race conscious parent?

February 4, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Julie Roberts-Phung, Race, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, White Privilege

by guest blogger Julie Roberts-Phung This post is part of a week-long series highlighting supporters of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), both in their parenting of race-conscious children and their activist work for racial justice. SURJ is a national…

How my White family will fight Islamaphobia

February 3, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Babies, Race, STRATEGY: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Toddlers, Uncategorized, White Privilege, Zoë Williams

by guest blogger Zoë Williams This post is part of a week-long series highlighting supporters of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), both in their parenting of race-conscious children and their activist work for racial justice. SURJ is a national network of…

Choosing a school that will help my child dismantle systemic racism and White supremacy

February 2, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Cathy Rion Starr, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS

by guest blogger Cathy Rion Starr This post is part of a week-long series highlighting supporters of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), both in their parenting of race-conscious children and their activist work for racial justice. SURJ is a…

A is for Anti-Racism

February 1, 2016 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Amy Dudley, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, Racial Identity, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Uncategorized, White Privilege

by guest blogger Amy Dudley This post is part of a week-long series highlighting supporters of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), both in their parenting of race-conscious children and their activist work for racial justice. SURJ is a national…

“One Hundred Years of Lynching:” Coming to Terms With America’s Violent Past

Why I want to read books with protagonists of color to my White son

Leo Lionni’s “A Color of his Own”: Cross-race versus same-race spaces

Politics Aside: My brown-skinned, Jewish American son reacts to Donald Trump

Why it is my job to explain White privilege to my almost four-year-old

Taking off my racial color-blind lens

My son sees segregation…what does that mean for a race conscious parent?

How my White family will fight Islamaphobia

Choosing a school that will help my child dismantle systemic racism and White supremacy

A is for Anti-Racism

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