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Tag Archives: race
White dad, black son and raising kids in a colorblind world
From Colorlines: “Whose baby is that?” “Is that your child?” Shortly after my adopted newborn son arrived, whenever we were out in public, we drew frequent stares and questions from strangers. Though we live in a racially diverse neighborhood, I … Continue reading
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Tagged cnn, colorblindness, colorism, race, race and parenting
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Open thread: What box did the President check?
Census time inevitably gets people talking about race. (Those blasted check boxes.) This week’s furor surrounds how President Barack Obama chose to define himself. From The New York Times: It is official: Barack Obama is the nation’s first black president. … Continue reading
Ebony and Ivory = Perfect Harmony in the Dorm Room?
[Editor's note: When I read the recent NYT article on interracial college roomates, I knew it was an issue that Anti-Racist Parent should tackle. Like many who have commented on the piece, I found it facile, simplistic. As someone who … Continue reading
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Tagged college, interracial relations, interracial-relationships, jennifer, margie perscheid, race, race-relations
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Following the Lead
written by Anti-Racist Parenting columnist Liza Talusan The other day, I took my children to a birthday party for their friend, Lucas, who was turning 3 years old. Lucas’s mom is Korean and his dad is Japanese. While spending some … Continue reading
Peanut Butter and Race Relations
[Editor's note: On Monday, we published Jackie Morgan MacDougall's response to the controversy surrounding her year-old MomLogic post about an incident where her three-year-old son asked why her co-worker's face was brown. Today, we have a response from Morgan MacDougall's … Continue reading
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Tagged jackie morgan macdougall, parenting, race, race in the workplace, winter johnson
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How I failed my son in one simple question
[Editor's note: A few weeks ago, we discussed an old MomLogic post that was newly heating up the parenting cybercommunity. In it, a mother talked about how she handled a situation where her child asked why a co-worker's skin was … Continue reading
Explaining Michael Jackson
[Editor’s note: Not surprisingly, pop icon Michael Jackson has come up more than once in ARP discussions of race, self-esteem and Eurocentric beauty standards. How does one explain to children a young, black man seeming to morph into a white woman? … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, celebrities, colorism, identity, michael jackson, phenotype, race, racism
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It don’t matter if you’re black or white…or does it?
[Editor's note: Not surprisingly, pop icon Michael Jackson has come up more than once in ARP discussions of race, self-esteem and Eurocentric beauty standards. How does one explain to children a young, black man seeming to morph into a white woman? … Continue reading
Learning whiteness
The blog, Stuff White People Do, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary, has re-posted a very interesting article about learned whiteness–the beliefs and values that blogger Macon D (who is white) says are consciously and unconsciously taught to white people, beginning in … Continue reading
Madonna and adoption: what’s race got to do with it?
[Editor's note: According to the New York Times: "A judge has rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months, another … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, international adoption, race, transracial adoption
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What kids are hearing when no one is talking
written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Paula, crossposted from Heart, Mind and Seoul During my first real job as an adult, I worked for a woman who had a theory about the people in our company who (for whatever reason) didn’t pull … Continue reading
Joni and us
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Deesha Philyaw My kids have sent me over the moon with joy. Is it because they are doing well in school? They are, but that’s not why I’m thrilled. Is it because their rooms are tidy? … Continue reading
Does talking erase the weight of race?
In ARP Links yesterday, Elena Perez pointed us to her post on the California NOW Web site: It struck me that, although her family is racially diverse, Millie doesn’t see it. Maybe that’s a function of many of us having … Continue reading
Ask ARP: Where can I find a Bible with racially realistic portrayals?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent: Do you have suggestions for children’s Bibles (or Christian-themed books) that have realistic and non-racist portrayals of Biblical characters and children represented in them? Any thoughts on the Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones? Any help would … Continue reading
You Are Not Safe Mi’ja: Subway Lessons for My Pre-Teen Daughter of Color
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Maegan “la Mala” Ortiz I live along what is arguably the most diverse subway line, in the most diverse borough, of the most diverse city. This has provided me with more teaching moments than I would … Continue reading
Dating: The Next Generation
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim A few months ago my family reached a new milestone in our lives as a multi-racial family. My 14 year-old daughter has her first “boyfriend.” I have to admit that I have long … Continue reading
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Tagged interracial-relationships, parenting, race, race-relations, racism
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Race is Not a Four Letter Word
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Paula, originally published at Heart, Mind and Seoul Let’s say you and your young child decide to go on a picnic at a park that happens to be within walking distance from where you live. You … Continue reading
Columnist Intro: Liza
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liza Talusan I guess I never really thought of myself as an anti-racist parent, but rather an educator about race and culture. As the Director of Intercultural Affairs at a small Catholic college in Massachusetts, much … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, Hispanic, Latino, asian american, biracial, disability, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, multiracial, parenting, phenotype, race, racism, skintone
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Sunny Days…and Some Stupid and Sarcastic Ones Too
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Deesha Philyaw Like a lot of Gen-Xers, I lived and breathed Sesame Street back in the day. By first grade, I’d been identified by my school as “a smart kid,” and adult friends of the family … Continue reading