What are we saying to our kids about race even when we don’t say anything? Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, explains how it is a false choice whether or not to teach your young child about race because either way, they’re picking up on your attitude about race. Kids notice when their mom only has White friends, or when their teacher treats certain students differently. Eventually they’ll see a pattern in how lighter-skinned people get to live richer, healthier lives than darker-skinned people. Kendi says to raise antiracist children, parents must lead by example and teach their kids that racial disparities exist because of bad rules, not bad people.
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Talking to your kids about race
by The Emancipator, The Emancipator January 18, 2023
Talking to your kids about race
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What are we saying to our kids about race even when we don’t say anything? Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, explains how it is a false choice whether or not to teach your young child about race because either way, they’re picking up on your attitude about race. Kids notice when their mom only has White friends, or when their teacher treats certain students differently. Eventually they’ll see a pattern in how lighter-skinned people get to live richer, healthier lives than darker-skinned people. Kendi says to raise antiracist children, parents must lead by example and teach their kids that racial disparities exist because of bad rules, not bad people.
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