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Tag Archives: diversity
ARP Links
Over at Hormone Colored Days, Kim Moldofsky writes about the lack of diversity at mommy blogger events: Last week I sent off an article that will appear in MediaPost’s Engage: Moms column in a few weeks. The title (for now, … Continue reading
On organic vs. proactive diversity
written by Anti-Racist Parent editor Tami Winfrey Harris Diversity is important to personal and community development. Diversity is not organic. Kathleen Parker’s article two week’s ago in the Washington Post helped me to crystalize my thoughts on diversity, its importance … Continue reading
Is Privilege Offensive?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liza Talusan I experience privilege. I am college educated. I have a steady, salaried job. I am heterosexual. I have a house and a mortgage. Two cars. Two kids. One dog. I am able bodied. My … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged activism, class, classroom, communication, disability, discrimination, diversity, exclusion, institutional-racism, race-relations, white, white-privilege
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When saying nothing is the best you can do
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tami Winfrey Harris When my husband and I began making plans for my 13-year-old stepson to move from Chicago to live with us in our new home in central Indiana, I was ambivalent. I promise I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged african american, black, classroom, discrimination, diversity, family, parenting, race, racism, school, stepmother
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Black History Month, Revisited
I wrote this piece a few years ago when I was a monthly columnist for a parenting-related site sponsored by a child advocacy organization. Disclaimer: I really enjoyed writing for that site, and my editor there was the best. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged african american, black, classroom, culture, diversity, education, history, parenting, race, race-relations, racism, school, teachers
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Ask ARP: How to be a strong ally to kids and parents of color at school?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent, My child just started kindergarten at a publicly funded, open enrollment, community operated charter school. We live in a very racially diverse city, and the school is located in a neighborhood that is historically African American, though … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ask-anti-racist-parent, classroom, diversity, education, kindergarten, parenting, race, racism, school, teachers, toddlers, white
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Drive-by Culture
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey People ask me all the time for a “top 10″ list of suggestions or rules that are must-do’s regarding transracial adoption, and I’ll admit that I have a … Continue reading
Having a multicultural doll ghetto is not enough
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Dawn Friedman Recently I wrote on my blog about trying to find an African American Polly Pocket for my 3-year old daughter. My efforts were only slightly successful – I did find a brown-skinned Polly, kind … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, colorism, diversity, dolls, parenting, phenotype, race, racism, toys
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Inviting me to the party
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey This past Friday was our school’s annual Fall Picnic. As you may recall, last spring I wrote about being snubbed from a Mom’s Night Out event in which … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, diversity, friendship, parenting, pta, school, teachers
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Is it ok for parents to adopt transracially to solve their racial hangups?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Wendi Muse recently pointed me to a blog post at Upside-Down Adoption about televangelist Rev. Creflo Dollar. Dollar and his wife are African-American but chose to adopt a white child when they first got engaged. Here’s … Continue reading
The parenting blogosphere’s lack of diversity
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Jason Sperber Last week, the parentblogosphere (or at least the neighborhood I frequent) was buzzing, post-BlogHer, with HKMIC (that’s Head Kimchi Mama In Charge) CityMama/Stefania Pomponi Butler’s smackdown on clueless PR flacks trying to get mombloggers … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, blogs, diversity, parenting
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Columnist intro: Paula
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Paula It is an honor to participate in the dialogue here at Anti-Racist Parent as a columnist. As a Korean adoptee of white parents who is married to a white man with two children – including … Continue reading
Ask ARP: How to incorporate diversity when living in a mostly white area?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent, Given the recent post about living in a nearly-all white school district, and the last post about the mom who’s moving from NY to Houston, could you put out a call for ideas on how to naturally … Continue reading
Still Maplewood: Wrong side of the tracks
by Helena Holgersson-Shorter, originally published in The Motherhood Magazine [Note from Carmen: Maplewood, NJ is known in the NYC area as a very diverse community. However, I felt that the themes discussed in this article are applicable to other communities … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, class, community, diversity, gentrification, hometown, parenting, race, race-relations, racism
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Ask ARP: How tolerant is the south of multiracial families?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent, I appreciate the content on your blog. I have read some very interesting and touching things here. My sister is considering moving to the south. She is a single mother of two mixed-race boys – 1/2 African … Continue reading
Do “white schools” make white kids racist?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tereza Topferova Last month, ABC News reported on a study of elementary and high school students, aimed at finding out whether children use race to socially exclude other children from their groups. The study of nearly … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, diversity, race, racism, school, teachers, white
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Antiracist Black Family Seeks Antiracist White Families for Friendship, Camaraderie and Fun (race unimportant)
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Meera Bowman Johnson Recently, for the first time in what felt like forever, my husband and I left a child’s birthday party feeling like we’d enjoyed it as much as our kids. According to him, it … Continue reading
Finding a kindergarten for a multiracial family
by guest contributor Natasha Sky My oldest two children are eligible to attend public kindergarten next fall. They have been home full-time since birth, with their dad or me, pretty much living the play-centered life. I began making phone calls … Continue reading
Oh, the wonderful world of toddler picture books and more . . .
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tereza Topferova Part I: My Many Colored Days I took my son to a thrift store last month and bought a few toys, including a pink stroller and a black doll, and books. When we got … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, books, culture, diversity, gender, parenting, race, stereotypes, toddlers, toys, white
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From Trinidad to Houston
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist, Karen Walrond Sorry for the long absence; the truth is, my family and I have recently moved from my homeland of Trinidad & Tobago to Houston, Texas. I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t had … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, classroom, diversity, family, hometown, parenting, school, teachers
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