I originally posted this in 2008, when my now college freshman son was just seven-years-old. Just reading it brings back the image…and the stress of getting a delightful, curious child anywhere! And reminders about intercultural appreciation are always good. And talk about greeting every new day as a gift! Short Film: The Walk to the…
How to Talk to your Child About Racism “Invite a Chinese stranger to your home and have your children sit next to them on the couch until they feel at ease. Repeat for all other races.” Full-Original Source, The Onion http://www.theonion.com/graphic/how-talk-your-child-about-racism-52588 Does Racist Humor Promote Racism? And this piece about racist humor. The opening jokes…
What makes race humor funny and what makes it offensive, and is this question part of the bigger conversation about cultural agility and owning your own identity? A week late I found on Twitter a conversation started by NPR’s Code Switch tagged #NPRObamaEffect, asking the question “Did Obama Inspire A Big Debate On Identity?” It…
The best way to avoid being called a racist? Just deny that race exists. How? Be colorblind! It makes people of color feel valued and respected, and it makes you as a white person feel strong, powerful and good—think of it as your community service. If Meryl Streep can do it to solve lack of…
I happened to read John McWhorter’s article from Time Magazine (November online, December in print) just yesterday. He’s married to our cousin, so my mom likes to clip articles she sees by him. It’s sort of the adult equivalent of putting your child’s artwork on the refrigerator because you’re so proud. But in this case, it…
“Mommy, do you think this is racist? “Leaving the museum yesterday, as we were getting on the bus, there was a line of buses, and one was called the Latino Express, and only Latino and African American kids were getting on it. The other students, and even my teacher thought it was racist. I…
(Read in English) Caros Colegas, Que tal juntar-se aos capítulos Illinois e São Paulo da Partners of the Americas e a Brazil in Chicago, em um novo evento nas Américas, na iciativa: Transformação do Paradigma Racial: Discussões e Ação para inspirar a mudança nos EUA e no BRASIL (2012) Previsto para meados de Novembro de 2012, este evento de…
(Leia em Português) How would you like to join the Illinois and Sao Paulo Chapters of Partners of the Americas and Brazil in Chicago in a new event across the Americas, committed to Transforming the Racial Paradigm: Discussions and Action to Inspire Change across the US and BRAZIL (2012). Slated for mid-November 2012, this week…
Dear Mrs. Obama, Wow, what a cool appearance on I-Carly (debuted January 16, “iMeet the First Lady.” How exciting to use such a popular platform to spread the message about how important it is to support military families. It was a brilliant marketing idea (I understand it was yours) to reach the 5.5 million people…
5-years-old seems really young to explain to a child about racism, prejudice, inclusion and exclusion. Yet we know that even at that tender age our kids are already barraged by images and messages on TV and media and have possibly already experienced being left out or made fun of for being different themselves. Just ask…
