"Anyone can be an activist as long as they have a mind and they can be present." Ever wonder what a young activist sounds like? Before I was a parent I would have said that activists are raised, not born. My 11-year-old son makes me think that maybe it’s a little bit of both. I sat down to talk with him about it.

Racial profiling - and white privilege?!- in my all-american multi-racial family.

In the wake of, #KorrynGaines, Chris Crass talks to his white son about powerful Black women in history and the violence of racism.

Consider my dismay when I was recently handed a fork while saddling up to a sushi bar. Not a big deal if you’re a non-Asian person who’s actually capable of using chopsticks — you just ask for chopsticks. For me, however, the mere presentation of a fork, specifically to me after seeing my face, is a disappointment.

I have struggled to find words to express what I thought and felt as I watched the videos of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile being killed by the police. Last night, I wanted to say something that hasn’t been said a hundred times before. It finally dawned on me that there is nothing to say that hasn’t been said before.

An EmbraceRace series of articles about race and homeschooling, from the perspectives of three different homeschooling parents.