written by Love Isn’t Enough guest contributor Kristin Howerton; orginally publlished at Rage Against the Minivan
I signed all three of my “big kids” up for a basketball class. I thought it would be really fun to put them in a class where they could learn together, so I searched for one that accepted kids age [...]

[We've had great conversation going on our recent allies posts, especially Julia's really amazing piece from last week. Keep it going. Because of the good reception, I thought it might be useful to, once a week, share a general post on race/anti-racism. Everyone here has different levels of knowlege and understanding regarding race and race [...]

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published at Womanist Musings
I was reading Spark in Darkness when I came across the following question:
If a friend or relative makes a racist or homophobic remark, do you tend to confront them or let it slide? Are you more likely to confront them if it offends you [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent contributor Renee; originally published at Womanist Musings

Who wouldn’t want to buy a Black doll named little monkey for their little girl?  What better way to reinforce the idea that people of colour are less than, than  by giving a child a toy that plays upon the racialized meme that we are [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Cloudscome
You’ve probably heard in the news lately about the Valley Swim club outside Philadelphia. They are a private swim club in a mostly white suburban area. The management of the club contracted with a city kid’s day camp to have the campers come and swim in the pool once a [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parenting columnist Dawn Friedman
I’m a fan of the Little House books and have been since my mom gave me the yellow cardboard box set when I was seven so I was thrilled when my friend set up her Beyond Little House group blog. Amassing a team of Little House experts, the blog [...]

[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? How does one explain to children an icon of black music–a Motown star no less–that seems [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent editor Tami Winfrey Harris
I know, that’s an odd headline to see around here. Most ARPers would agree that there is nothing wrong with “seeing color” contrary to the still-too-prevalent chorus of “I don’t see color” folks. I’ve said before, noticing race is not the problem in our society, the problem is the [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Tiffany Pridgen
Until recently I didn’t consider myself to be much of an activist. I’m pretty even-keeled when it comes to most things. I’m not political. I’m not radical. I play my cards fairly close to my chest.
Then something happened and changed my mind. I realized that I’m a different kind [...]

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 childhood.
First, Macon D quotes Lilliam Smith, who in 1949 published a searing memoir about growing [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liz Dwyer, crossposted from Los Angelista’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness
45 minutes into our drive north to San Francisco, my eldest began asking that most dreaded of questions: Are we there yet?
The answer was no, so his little brother began saying, “That’s why I don’t do long car rides.” [...]

written by Anti-Racist Parent editor Tami Winfrey Harris
In Sunday’s Chicago Tribune, columnist Clarence Page writes:
In fact, the Urban League, like most of America’s old-guard black leadership, focuses on race while playing down how closely the fortunes of America’s new black middle class match those of their white counterparts. The biggest statistical drag on black progress [...]

The Wall Street Journal reports that domestic adoption is gaining prominence in China:
…While China is known overseas as a place many go to adopt babies, until recently adoption was uncommon among Chinese families themselves. That’s partly because of limited financial resources, and partly because the country’s Confucian culture emphasizes family and filial piety.
“In China, society [...]

By Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liza Talusan, crossposted from To Loosen the Mind
This post is about “references”. No, not job references or character references — rather, the ability to be able to reference some thing, some one, or some concept that, essentially, will make sense to a 5-year old.
Not too long ago, I wrote about how [...]

Crossposted from What Tami Said
It is probably heresy for the editor of a parenting blog to admit ambivalence about parenting, but here’s the deal: I’ve never had a strong desire to be a parent. I like children. I enjoy the wonder with which they view the world. I love their guilelessness and energy. I [...]

Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
I am stumped and was wondering if I could get your opinions or suggestions – hell, I’d love to see this discussed on the site.
My partner loves the book The Story of Little Babaji and I am really uncomfortable with it. I was wondering if you all had heard of it or [...]

crossposted from Womanist Musings
As the mother of two little guys, I have spent countless hours watching cartoons.  Some have made me laugh and smile, while others have left me with countless moments of reflection.  I recently suffered through The Bee Movie with Mayhem and Destruction.
Isn’t Barry the Bee the cutest thing you have seen in [...]

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid

By now, pretty much everyone knows the story of the Spanish and Argentine teams who thought it might be cute to do a little yellow face for the press. If you haven’t, you can catch up on the whole sordid affair at Angry Asian Man. ARP’s own Carmen Van Kerckhove [...]

by Tami Winfrey Harris, editor, crossposted from What Tami Said

In its current issue, Greater Good magazine ponders “Are we born racist?” and in the article “Look Twice,” Susan T. Fiske, Ph.D., Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, offers some bad news and good news:

Most people think they’re less biased than average. But just as we can’t all be [...]

Hat tip to Daddyinastrangeland.
From the BBC:
A police force has apologised after a disabled child and his parents claimed they were detained at a Channel crossing point under the Terrorism Act.
Julie Maynard, of Ware, Hertfordshire, was taking a day trip to Calais through the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Kent.
The detective constable accused Ms Maynard and her [...]