Oct 15, 2018
Raising white kids is to raise
children in a vexed location, at the intersection of whiteness and
childhood. White children experience the smog of toxic white
supremacy and yet are often silenced and rendered incapable of
navigating racial tensions and build meaningful relationships with
peers of color.
Today, I invite Jennifer Harvey, the author of Raising White Kids
to help shed some light on why parents of white kids should care
about raising race conscious children, and how to begin doing this
work.
We begin by talking about the struggles for white kids and teens,
not being able to celebrate whiteness, and having to deal with
negative associations of being white (racist).
We talk through some examples of racial encounters white kids may
have, how to help support them through their racial development
into healthy racial identity.
This was an insightful and moving episode from a white parent who
is trying to figure this out and offering her profound wisdom with
heart. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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Raising White Kids - https://amzn.to/2xCxnk5
Dear White People - https://tv.avclub.com/dear-white-people-s-best-yet-police-brutality-episode-d-1798191270
We Need Diverse Books - https://diversebooks.org
Raising Race Conscious Children - http://www.raceconscious.org
Embrace Race - https://www.embracerace.org
Episode 9 with founder of Embrace Race - https://cindywords.com/podcast/episode-9-andrew-grant-thomas-at-embrace-race/
Brownicity - http://brownicity.com
“Seeing White” series on podcast - http://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/
“Lt’s Talk About Whiteness” On Being Podcast - https://onbeing.org/programs/eula-biss-lets-talk-about-whiteness-jan2017/
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