Articles How do young children learn about race? Like other parts of children’s development, learning about race begins very early — even before they’re walking and talking — and continues throughout childhood.
Articles Children learn about race from MANY sources! Here are a few. Children learn about race comes from many sources – not just their families. They are growing up in a world that provides a lot of information, misinformation, and messages about race. Here's a quick look at some of those sources and the kinds of messages they send.
Articles Talking to kids about Ryan Gainer, a boy who deserved to grow up Kids and their adults are in distress about Ryan Gainer's tragic end. Engage with our Color-Brave Caregiver practices to support the kids in your life - no matter their ages, stages and identities - who are trying to make sense of racialized unfairness and violence.
Articles Building Characters, Blending Cultures When I was a kid, I saw my cultural identity represented in media on opposite ends of the spectrum: completely Americanized or completely Chinese.
Articles Making Space for Little Uprisings I am one of more and more Black and brown parents looking at our legacy of parenting practices and decolonizing the way we make room for our children.
Articles The Path Forward What if, together, we created some bits of infrastructure to help us identify, organize and connect practitioners and researchers, individuals and organizations in the emerging field of children’s racial learning?
Articles Reflecting Our Children in Their Full Humanity Diverse books offer opportunities to practice humility, to learn things society teaches us to look away from. This isn’t a sacrifice, but an invitation. Aren’t we lucky to have an invitation to learn more and to grow beyond where we are?
Articles Finding Hope in Anti-bias Education There are many significant recent developments that support anti-bias education.