Articles
My Name is Yuvasi y Soy Bilingüe
Spanish is not only our language, it’s how we express our love for each other.
"Color-Blind" or Color-Brave? Divergent Views on Race & Kids
Children’s Books
Kids & Books, Windows & Mirrors ... Magic!
Andrew Grant-Thomas of EmbraceRace talks with Professor Jennifer Manak about multicultural children’s books, diversity, and developing critical reading skills in kids.
Articles
Real Sisters and Brothers
Witnessing my children become brothers and sisters, not through shared genes but through shared experience, has been one of the most powerful parts of raising them.
Articles
Homeschooling My Black Son for Liberation
I liken our son’s homeschool experience to that of a Historically Black College and University, sheltering and protecting him from institutionalized racism but allowing him to safely explore his heritage from an Afrocentric perspective.
Action Guides
5 Things to Know if You Love a Mixed-Race Kid
While being a person of multiracial or “mixed” background can be highly idiosyncratic, there are some common themes across experiences. Here are a few of those commonalities.
Articles
Being Mixed Means Always Having to Say You're Sorry
For me, being mixed race has meant feeling like I needed to continually justify, excuse, or explain myself.
Articles
Composite Soul: A Poem About Growing Up Mixed Race
A poem about claiming and being your full self as a mixed race person. Can you handle it?
Articles
On Freedom and Space
How to create safety for my sons to explore the meaning of their names, families, traditions, religion and communities without allowing shame to paralyze them before they even begin the journey?