How to talk about Race 4Sue, Derrald Wing
She didn’t want her children to inherit the same bleak context for how they understood race, so she focused on providing them with examples of people of color who were fierce advocates for themselves and others. "Any time you talk about people’s oppression, you also have to talk about ...
But talking about race isn't only important for people of color, Allers said. It's crucial that white parents talk to their children about race and racism, too — even if these parents think their kids do not notice racial differences. Contrary to what parents might think, kids do notice ...
How to talk about race with your child Expose your child to racial diversity. Before your child even utters the words "black" or "white" in reference to skin color, be sure they see plenty of people of different ethnicities. If you don't live in a racially diverse area, surround your...
every day, but are also advised and often encouraged to avoid discussing it. Even the mere mention of someone’s race can be considered “playing the race card” or “racist.” We talk about the need to be “colorblind” or the idea that there is “just one race — the human race....
UNMUTE: The program to start and continue a conversation about race in the workplace. Race workshops, leadership coaching around race, and communication coaching for race at work.
A question that some parents ask is: Will I harm my child by talking to them more? That's something that we get all the time. Will I harm my child if I talk to them about race, if I introduce this idea of race to my child. This study really shows that race is not a construct...
“If you only talk about race when there is an instance of violence or upheaval, then children start to think that race is somehow associated with weirdness or awkwardness,” says Fore. “I am white-identified and I remember one time walking with my daughter, who is mixed-race, and a yo...
“this is how you talk about race”: democrats can’t fix the heinous mess they’ve created in virginia, but they sure can learn from it maybe northam resigns, but only after fairfax or herring resigns, allowing northam to appoint a replacement—hopefully a woman!—before he walks the...
Talk as a FoundationIt’s not easy to talk about race. Regardless of your ethnic background, conversations about race feel like they are loaded with land mines just waiting to go off. People get defensive. Or scared. No one wants to say the wrong thing. So a lot of times, we avoid ...