Reflections in Real Time
When Your Kid Comes Home With That Story: Wake-Up Calls for White Parents
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It often starts with a story.
Your child walks through the door with a certain look on their face. Maybe they’re quiet. Maybe they’re mad. Maybe they blurt it out while grabbing a snack or kicking off their shoes:
“The security guard followed me around the whole store.”
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“This white kid touched m
Am I Racist? A Hard Question for White Parents of Black or Brown Kids
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It only took 10 seconds for educator Jane Elliott to demonstrate how racism lives in all of us.
She asked a room full of mostly white people:
“If you would be happy to be treated as this society treats our Black citizens, please stand up.”
No one stood.
She waited a moment and repeated the q...
