The color of chicken! Naming whiteness with kids
“As part of my effort to become better at recognizing and naming Whiteness, I’ve spent a lot of time finding words to describe White … I collect words to describe the endless variation in White skin color to my kids and the kids in my life. Some recent favorites: honey milk, parmesan, ginger pudding ...”
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The color of chicken.
Pita Oxholm, EmbraceRace
[5-minute read]
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Sowing seeds with my daughter in a troubling climate
“Supporting children through this political climate is much like the gardening process. My daughter and other kids are the seedlings requiring extra care and support, much like a stressed plant in an unwelcoming and unexpected weather pattern.”
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Creating positive representations for Native kids and communities
“If this project reaches large, massive audiences, that’s cool,” she said. “But my goal is to create this new narrative for Native kids so they can see themselves differently. Because right now they don’t see themselves in mass media and pop culture, and when they do it’s in a stereotypical way that’s demeaning and oppressive.”
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Video: Teacher creates “Black is Beautiful” video with and for her students
“Hoffman made the song as a testament to the beauty of young girls of color, who are sometimes insecure about their hair, weight and skin tone … The video, which includes Hoffman and her actual students from Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy in Dorchester, follows a young girl who doubts her beauty as Hoffman sings words of affirmation: ‘Who are you to say that I’m not beautiful/It’s your own insecurity/Because I know and believe/My black is beautiful”.
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Why talented Black and Hispanic students can go undiscovered
"Why did the new screening system find so many more gifted children, especially among blacks and Hispanics? It did not rely on teachers and parents to winnow students." [emphasis added]
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Where did all the black teachers go?
“Today, many of the women who taught at Booker T. would instead have become lawyers, bankers or executives. But back then, discrimination that would ease with the passage of time had ruled out those careers and made teaching the default choice for the capable Negro women who then poured their aspirations into us.”
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Where Did All the Black Teachers Go?
Brent Staples, New York Times
[4-minute read]
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Resources to use with kids
10 exciting new middle grade books with Latinx main characters
"As a middle school educator, author, and blogger at Latinxs in Kid Lit, I am always seeking out books by Latinx authors and about Latinx characters, especially those for middle grade readers.… Here are ten titles that I plan to buy, read, and share with my students."
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Free app helps kids find children’s books and young adult books with protagonists of color
Useful and created by college student Kaya Thomas who writes: “I knew that if my app had even helped one person feel represented and show them that their stories are being told too, I had done the right thing. This is why technology needs a diverse set of developers making software.”
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Your turn
What's happening in your corner of race and raising kids? Email us at hugs@embracerace.org (or simply respond to this email).
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