Monthly Archives: July 2008

  It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Reader Jeremy S. wants the world to see his handsome son Liko.       Tweet

Houston-area school bars boy for adhering to Native American cultural practice: FORT BEND COUNTY (KTRK) — The parents of a kindergartener in Fort Bend County are fighting for his right to have long hair in school. They say it’s about freedom … Continue reading →

Crossposted from Mixed Race America Today at Staples I was waiting to make 5 photocopies at the single copier that was working. An elderly gentleman (probably in his 70s) was photocopying what looked to be (and turned out to be) … Continue reading →

The meritocracy and race: Michelle Obama’s much-discussed thesis laid bare the experiences that many young, black adults–many people of color period–have at predominantly white universities. In yesterday’s Washington Post, Theola Labbé-DeBose explored how her later experience in college in many … Continue reading →

LINK FIXED!!! Sorry ya’ll. by ARP editor Tami Winfrey Harris I have been reading Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present. For its unflinching view of our country’s origins, it triumphs and its sins, this book, along … Continue reading →

Find the mochi on aisle 3: Over at Kimchi Mamas, Carol writes about non-Korean families who stumble upon the delights of Super H-Mart. When I shop at my friendly local Super H-Mart, as is my wont on lazy Sunday afternoons, … Continue reading →

Dear Anti-Racist Parent, My four-year-old daughter was humming “Brown Girl in the Ring” this morning… catchy song. I wasn’t thinking much about it at first, and then the words started to sink through my skull: Brown girl in the ring … Continue reading →

“It’s okay to be a different color.” “It’s okay to dance by yourself.” “It’s okay to wear glasses.” “It’s okay to have a pet worm.” “It’s okay to be different!” So says author/illustrator Todd Parr’s whimsical book “It’s Okay to … Continue reading →

Dear Anti-Racist Parent, I’m writing to ask for any insight or similar experience or simply your perspectives. This last weekend, we were reading bell hooks’ Homemade Love, and my nearly four-year-old daughter remarked that she wanted to look like Girlpie, … Continue reading →

by Carmen Van Kerckhove You don’t use racial slurs. You teach your child to treat everyone equally. You expose your family to diverse cultures. That’s enough to make sure your children don’t grow up to be racists, right? Not necessarily. … Continue reading →

Get in your box: In The Seattle Times, a bi-racial writer discusses how the 2008 presidential election, featuring a bi-racial candidate, has reawakened her own questions about race and where she fits. (Editor’s note: It annoys me a bit when writers … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous kis pic. Here, reader Gina S. shows off her beautiful brood. Tweet